September
News in September 2015
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Experts discuss how to improve the experience of ageing
Planning your retirement, eating healthily and having meaningful social interactions, could all help us to live healthier for longer.
published on: 30 September 2015
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£1m project brings interactive experiences to life in Abu Dhabi
A Newcastle University graduate is helping showcase the wonders of engineering to people of all ages across the Emirates through a £1m interactive visitor attraction.
published on: 29 September 2015
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Chinese scholarship programme will boost northern powerhouse
An expanded scholarship programme for Chinese scholars to attend Northern universities will offer a boost to the Northern Powerhouse’s international research ambitions.
published on: 29 September 2015
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E3 academy founder named fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering
Newcastle University’s Head of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Professor Barrie Mecrow, has been elected a member of the most exclusive fellowship in the engineering profession.
published on: 29 September 2015
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One in over a thousand - Cancer diagnostic tool awarded best European project
A Newcastle University spin-out company, Selective Antibodies Ltd, is part of a group whose work has been awarded the prize of the best European project from over 1,000 projects awarded by the EU.
published on: 25 September 2015
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New technique negotiates neuron jungle to target source of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from Newcastle University and Imperial College London believe they have found a potential new way to target cells of the brain affected by Parkinson’s disease.
published on: 24 September 2015
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£7m extreme engineering centre in final stages of development
Work is now almost complete on Newcastle University's new national centre for subsea and offshore engineering.
published on: 24 September 2015
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Newcastle named best university for student experience in the North East
Newcastle University has the most satisfied students in the region, according to The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.
published on: 18 September 2015
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Booker shortlist: publishing's bastion against the death of the novel
While the award of the Booker is of tremendous impact for the winner, the debates about what constitutes a “good” novel do not change substantially, Dr Stacy Gillis writes in The Conversation.
published on: 18 September 2015
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Celebrating the links between the North East and China
A colourful programme of traditional Chinese opera performances will come to Newcastle later this month, as part of a special celebration.
published on: 18 September 2015
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Newcastle University to welcome prospective students
Over 18,000 people are expected to visit Newcastle University’s city-centre campus on Saturday 19 September.
published on: 16 September 2015
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Holding out for 'the one' makes evolutionary sense, suggests lovebirds study
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Tom Smulders explores how we find a perfect partner.
published on: 16 September 2015
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Award-winning documentary maker Nick Broomfield appointed Visiting Professor of Film Practice
Newcastle University has announced the appointment of acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield as its first ever Visiting Professor of Film Practice.
published on: 16 September 2015
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High take-up of private tuition by primary school pupils revealed
Nearly half of 11-year-olds among some minority ethnic groups in the UK are receiving private tuition outside of school, research has revealed.
published on: 16 September 2015
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University spin-out secures six figure investment
The first ever spin-out company from the University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has secured a major investment to enable it to grow.
published on: 15 September 2015
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Dementia experts reveal latest findings
Medical research experts will reveal the latest findings in their search to understand more about how dementia develops.
published on: 15 September 2015
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SOLE-searching questions
SOLE researchers and practitioners are taking to the stage at the UK’s largest educational research conference (15 Sept) to look at how self-organised learning has moved on.
published on: 15 September 2015
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Just how exceptional is Jeremy Corbyn's victory?
Dr Martin Farr compares the scale of Jeremy Corbyn's victory with those of earlier Labour Party leaders for The Conversation.
published on: 14 September 2015
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New Vision unveiled for N8 Research Partnership
The collaboration organisation across the North of England’s most research intensive universities has today (Monday September 14) outlined its new vision for the next four years - to help promote the region’s world-class capabilities and encourage even closer working relationships between academic innovation, society and industry.
published on: 14 September 2015
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Brief bouts of exercise begin to reverse heart abnormalities in people with type 2 diabetes
A study from Newcastle University is the first to show that high intensity intermittent exercise training improves heart structure and benefits diabetes control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
published on: 10 September 2015
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Newcastle academic wins national research award
A research project which uses theatre to explore how local communities interact with the planning process has helped a Newcastle University academic win a national award for Research Excellence.
published on: 9 September 2015
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UK leads the way with World's first pre-fracking earthquake baseline
Seismic activity across the UK has been analysed for the first time to set a national baseline for earthquakes caused by human activity ahead of any future decisions around fracking.
published on: 9 September 2015
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What does the future hold for the baby boomers?
Professor Carol Jagger explains in The Conversation what the post-war baby boom generation can expect as they age.
published on: 8 September 2015
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Research aims to unlock the effects of a childhood condition on the brain
A scientist from Newcastle University is set to begin groundbreaking research to better understand a life-limiting muscle-wasting condition.
published on: 7 September 2015
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Coral reef flattening leads to drastic decline in species
Species risk being lost if the ongoing degradation of coral reefs in the Caribbean goes beyond a certain critical point, scientists say.
published on: 7 September 2015
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Teenage sexting is not all the same – criminalise abuse, not sexual exploration
Dr Nikki Godden-Rasul writes for The Conversation about the need for young people to be better informed about the law and its implications for 'sexting'.
published on: 4 September 2015
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UK-wide autism database improving research
A database of families of children with autism spectrum disorder held at Newcastle University is shown to be a valuable foundation to improving research into the condition.
published on: 4 September 2015
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Newcastle University spin-out secures six-figure investment
Life-science start-up Newcells Biotech Ltd has successfully secured seed investment to build a provision of products and services using stem cells for drug discovery and development.
published on: 2 September 2015
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How to get children to want to do maths outside the classroom
There are lots of ways to get children thinking about maths, Steve Humble aka Dr Maths, tells The Conversation.
published on: 1 September 2015
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Rediscovering First World War heritage in North East communities
The impact of the First World War on communities across the North East will be explored at a special event.
published on: 1 September 2015