Steve Humble, also known as Dr Maths, has received an MBE for services to education.

published on: 31 December 2015

Self-organised learning environments turned arty last week to discover the secret of the perfect sparkle.

published on: 22 December 2015

Emergency Departments are having to cope with a huge influx of alcohol-related problems, rising to 70% of incidents at the weekend.

published on: 22 December 2015

A heart-warming charity video featuring children with cancer was premiered at a special screening today.

published on: 21 December 2015

Planning permission has been granted to transform the Richardson Road site into brand new student accommodation blocks.

published on: 18 December 2015

The Government has reinforced its commitment to the Northern Powerhouse with £20m for the National Centre for Ageing Science and Innovation to be based at Newcastle University.

published on: 18 December 2015

Work has commenced on the construction of Newcastle University’s Urban Sciences Building (USB) on Newcastle Science Central.

published on: 14 December 2015

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Natalia Yakovleva scrutinises emerging global trends in the mining industry.

published on: 11 December 2015

Identical twins Rebecca and Victoria Smith have now got even more in common after both graduated with distinctions from Newcastle University.

published on: 11 December 2015

A computer model that identifies the parts of a person’s brain responsible for epileptic seizures could be used to design personalised surgical procedures, researchers say.

published on: 10 December 2015

Newcastle University has been selected to host the Electric Machines ‘Spoke’ for the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).

published on: 10 December 2015

Rising football star Duncan Watmore has become the second top-flight footballer to receive a first-class honours degree after graduating from Newcastle University today.

published on: 10 December 2015

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses the impact of the Paris attacks on live music.

published on: 10 December 2015

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Carol Jagger explains what we need to worry about when it comes to healthy ageing - mind or body?

published on: 10 December 2015

Baroness Ros Altmann has been awarded an honorary degree from Newcastle University for her work focusing on issues affecting an ageing population.

published on: 9 December 2015

Two Newcastle University postgraduate students have beaten off stiff competition to win roles as trainee broadcast journalists with BBC Breakfast.

published on: 9 December 2015

Women are now spending fewer years with cognitive impairment but more years with disability compared to 20 years ago, new research has revealed.

published on: 9 December 2015

Leading academic Professor Sir John Burn has been honoured for his contribution to the North East through his services to medical research.

published on: 7 December 2015

Students from Newcastle University have worked with young people in care to put a new spin on an ancient Greek classic in a reading project with a difference.

published on: 4 December 2015

Newcastle University will receive £10 million of government funding for research in infrastructure and cities.

published on: 3 December 2015

Type 2 diabetes is caused by fat accumulating in the pancreas – and that losing less than one gram of that fat through weight loss reverses diabetes, researchers find.

published on: 1 December 2015

People are less likely to drop litter if it has printed eyes on it, reducing littering by two thirds, researchers at Newcastle University have found.

published on: 1 December 2015