A former student at Newcastle University has hooked the deal of her dreams to get her first book published.

published on: 30 April 2015

Labelling a child dyslexic could have an impact on the way teachers educate them, according to research by Newcastle University.

published on: 29 April 2015

Scientists have undertaken a unique study to help them unravel the complex brain mechanisms responsible for tinnitus.

published on: 23 April 2015

Leading experts are calling for urgent research into the prevention and treatment of alcoholic hepatitis as a major study reveals the only drugs used to treat the illness are not effective as currently used.

published on: 23 April 2015

An international team of scientists, including experts from Newcastle University, is calling for urgent and rigorous monitoring of temperature patterns in mountain regions after finding evidence that high elevations could be warming faster than previously thought.

published on: 23 April 2015

The talents of Newcastle University’s Folk and Traditional Music graduates figured prominently at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

published on: 23 April 2015

A virtual cloud of computing power now covers land in Newcastle where coal wagons once ran and factory lines bottled one of the world’s favourite beers.

published on: 23 April 2015

Bees are attracted to nectar containing common pesticides, scientists at Newcastle University and Trinity College Dublin have discovered. This could increase their chances of exposure to high levels of pesticides. 

published on: 22 April 2015

Former Home Secretary David Blunkett was among the guests discussing whether coalition government has become a permanent feature of the British political landscape, at a special event at Newcastle University.

published on: 22 April 2015

Experts at Newcastle University are calling for the introduction of guidelines around the amount of whole grains we should be eating after it was revealed almost one in five of us are not eating any at all.

published on: 21 April 2015

A special concert is being held in the region to help raise vital funds for an important Newcastle University service.

published on: 20 April 2015

Using marine resources such as seaweeds, fish and microbes to develop new products for the healthcare, agriculture and other industries could hold the key to a more resilient economy in Oman, but only if a climate of open innovation exists, a ground-breaking study led by Newcastle University has concluded.

published on: 17 April 2015

A team of Newcastle University scientists have found that specialised immune cells in our bodies that normally act to protect us from infections can have a dark side in the development of liver cancer.

published on: 16 April 2015

The concept of Virtual Reality has been heavily used in Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters for decades, but few people have actually experienced it first-hand.

published on: 16 April 2015

Newcastle University is part of a pioneering multi-million pound collaboration focused on the development of a treatment to help patients with schizophrenia.

published on: 16 April 2015

More than 100 students will each be awarded a £10,000 scholarship at Newcastle University to allow those from under-represented groups do a master’s degree.

published on: 15 April 2015

Newcastle University, in partnership with a local charity, has launched a new educational film about shared decision making (SDM) in mental health care.

published on: 10 April 2015

Newcastle University has been ranked in the UK’s Top 10 for the experience it offers its students, according to an independent survey published today (9th April).

published on: 9 April 2015

Researchers have, for the first time, identified the extent to which fish populations on the world’s coral reefs have been depleted by fishing and estimated the recovery potential that different conservation measures could have. 

published on: 8 April 2015

Influential leaders in their field are being recognised by Newcastle University.

published on: 8 April 2015

The approach to the design of all-weather lifeboats is set for a re-evaluation as part of a major study being led by Newcastle University and the RNLI, with support from Lloyds’ Register.

published on: 8 April 2015

New technology which allows traffic lights to ‘talk’ directly to motorists to inform the way they drive is being rolled out across Newcastle.

published on: 3 April 2015

Newcastle University will receive a funding boost of £250,000 to help researchers and industry work together to enhance knowledge and skills by promoting the value of joint ventures.

published on: 2 April 2015

Children who took part in a record breaking maths-based treasure hunt on the Quayside have just received official recognition of their success.

published on: 1 April 2015

Academics from Newcastle University have played a key role in developing a unique app, designed specifically for young people in the run up to the General Election.

published on: 1 April 2015