Senior researchers at some of the country’s leading universities are calling for more devolved powers and funding for local authorities to solve the UK’s infrastructure challenges.

published on: 27 March 2015

Short-term volunteering overseas is seen by young people as an opportunity to become more knowledgeable about their Christian faith and more confident in practicing and discussing it, researchers at Newcastle University have concluded.

published on: 26 March 2015

Children with cerebral palsy face a ‘postcode-lottery’ in the healthcare they receive, new research has revealed.

published on: 25 March 2015

Newcastle University academic Dr Georg Lietz has been awarded $2.1M by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assess the safety of vitamin A programs targeted at children in developing countries.

published on: 24 March 2015

A play set in a fictional town is one of the more unusual ways Newcastle University academics are sharing their research with the public.

published on: 23 March 2015

A leading Newcastle University academic has been instrumental in a study looking at young people’s dental health

published on: 19 March 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has announced £20m in the Budget to boost the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA).

published on: 19 March 2015

Newcastle University will be receiving £10 million of government funding for research in infrastructure and cities, as announced in the Budget.

published on: 19 March 2015

Experts at Newcastle University are leading a £4.6m research project to develop the next generation of long lasting ‘immortal’ membranes.

published on: 19 March 2015

More than 160 patients had an opportunity to hear first-hand about the latest research being carried out into mitochondrial disease and muscular dystrophy at a special event yesterday.

published on: 18 March 2015

Young people with arthritis rely heavily on their mother’s support during times of change and uncertainty, a Newcastle University study has revealed.

published on: 17 March 2015

Anyone can create an app thanks to a new tool developed by computer experts at Newcastle University. And the service is already being used to create an app to find dementia friendly places.

published on: 17 March 2015

A ‘TripAdvisor’-style app is being launched which allows carers to locate and rate dementia-friendly places so they are better able to get out and about with their loved-ones.

published on: 17 March 2015

Communities are being pulled apart by the bedroom tax as people struggle to ‘survive’ its effects, says a leading academic at Newcastle University.

published on: 16 March 2015

World-leading medical research at Newcastle University has been highlighted in a prestigious new publication.

published on: 12 March 2015

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has visited Newcastle University to meet the first patients to be diagnosed through the 100,000 Genomes Project.

published on: 11 March 2015

A new website brings the Bloodaxe Books archive to life and has inspired a new body of work.

published on: 11 March 2015

Exposing fruit to a burst of ozone gas is similar to 'vaccinating' them against fungal attack, scientists at Newcastle University have found.

published on: 11 March 2015

An archaeological dig led by Professor Ian Haynes has been named Research Project of the Year, following its discovery of colossal ‘mystery monuments’ overlooking the Solway.

published on: 10 March 2015

Newcastle University today joined the British High Commission and the British Council in launching the inaugural GREAT British Week in Singapore.

published on: 7 March 2015

Girl Geeks has announced that Accenture is the first employer to support Girl Geeks Campus, a new national programme to support female students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) careers.

published on: 6 March 2015

The first casks of ale from Europe’s first student-run microbrewery are being rolled out at Newcastle University.

published on: 6 March 2015

The Carnegie Trust has announced the appointment of Professor Mark Shucksmith OBE as Carnegie Fellow for 2015.

published on: 4 March 2015

North east trailblazers Vera Baird QC and Cris McCurley, Gateshead solicitor and campaigner against domestic violence, are among the women being celebrated as ‘inspirational women of the law’ in a new exhibition opening next month at Newcastle University.

published on: 2 March 2015

A new take on the history of Tyneside icons including Newcastle United, Fenwick’s store and Souter Lighthouse are part of a special month-long exhibition at the Great North Museum: Hancock, and which has been researched and designed entirely by pupils at a Killingworth school.

published on: 2 March 2015

The Northern Health Science Alliance’s (NHSA) ambitious project of establishing an internationally recognised life science and healthcare economy in the North of England has been given a vital boost following funding from Higher Education Funding Council England (HEFCE).

published on: 2 March 2015