Newcastle University has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a £1.7m project to help protect our coastline for future generations.

published on: 30 October 2014

The rise and the fall of the record label and its struggle for relevance in the digital age is one of the themes at an international conference at Newcastle University.

published on: 29 October 2014

A new breakthrough could help kidney stone sufferers get an exact diagnosis and specific treatment after genetic links to the condition were identified.

published on: 29 October 2014

Researchers at Newcastle University have found a definitive link between gait - the way someone walks - and early changes in cognitive function in people with Parkinson's disease.

published on: 22 October 2014

Personalised diet plans will not be widely accepted by the public until regulations are in place to protect information about our DNA, new research has shown.

published on: 21 October 2014

While studying International Business and French offers a variety of employment options, launching her start-up abroad is opening an exciting career path for one Newcastle University student.

published on: 20 October 2014

Common childhood infections, such as tonsillitis and ear infections, may lead to hearing loss later in life, according to recent research from Newcastle University.

published on: 20 October 2014

A documentary about India’s young blind chess players has been shortlisted for a prestigious Grierson award.

published on: 20 October 2014

Newcastle University’s Professor Angharad Gatehouse has been awarded the world’s top accolade in Entomology – the first woman to receive the award.

published on: 16 October 2014

The Rt. Hon. Norman Lamb MP, Minister for Care, joined researchers from Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing (NUIA) and a pensions industry expert at a packed fringe event on Sunday at this year’s Liberal Democrats Party Conference.

published on: 15 October 2014

A leading team of Newcastle University scientists have found that 'turning off' two proteins reduces the ability of breast cancer cells to survive and grow.

published on: 15 October 2014

An award-winning partnership of leading universities has helped under-represented students win places at research intensive institutions, a new report has shown.

published on: 14 October 2014

Adolescents with cerebral palsy face multiple challenges, but their quality of life (QoL) is on a par with their able-bodied peers, according to new research published in the Lancet.

published on: 7 October 2014

Newcastle is leading a partnership of North universities which has been given funding by Government to train the scientists of the future.

published on: 3 October 2014

There was standing room only as party activists and countryside policy experts took part in Newcastle University’s fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference.

published on: 2 October 2014