Scientists have made a pioneering breakthrough in the understanding of how a fatal brain tumour grows - which could lead to improved treatments for patients.

published on: 30 June 2016

Find out why sun exposure leads to skin ageing and skin cancer, with a chance to put your questions directly to the man behind world-leading research in this area.

published on: 30 June 2016

Visitors from all over the UK will arrive at Newcastle University’s city-centre campus for the summer undergraduate Open Days.

published on: 29 June 2016

As the political fallout from the EU referendum continues, the fog is none the less beginning to lift somewhat regarding the new reality.

published on: 29 June 2016

Dr Alistair Clark, an expert in voting behaviour and British politics, sheds some light on why the vote swung in favour of Leave.

published on: 28 June 2016

Newcastle comes under the spotlight in a new book which looks at how cities can be fairer places to live and work.

published on: 28 June 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Colin Murray explains the legal challenges facing policy makers following the public's decision to back Brexit.

published on: 28 June 2016

Researchers at Newcastle University are creating the most detailed picture yet of rainfall and flood risk in Newcastle, thanks to a brand new radar.

published on: 28 June 2016

We now know the outcome of the EU Referendum: that the UK will be leaving the European Union. It is a democratic decision which we all accept, says our Vice-Chancellor.

published on: 27 June 2016

An international team of doctors and scientists are aiming to develop a rapid test to allow medics to quickly identify bacterial infection in children.

published on: 23 June 2016

A Newcastle University academic has shown he has the ‘commons touch’ after playing a key role setting up a major new event for hundreds of people working in the arts and humanities.

published on: 17 June 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Callum Macgregor talks about the threat of the Channel-hopping Diamondback moths.

published on: 17 June 2016

Art, science and design have come together to create beautiful artworks inspired by Newcastle University’s research into mitochondrial disease.

published on: 17 June 2016

Scotland needs to start engaging with matters of race equality directly, says a Newcastle University academic.

published on: 16 June 2016

Legal & General Capital plans to support the £350 million Newcastle Science Central, one the biggest urban regeneration projects of its kind in the UK.

published on: 16 June 2016

Newcastle University is the first in the North East to introduce a course to train science graduates to become a new type of healthcare professional.

published on: 15 June 2016

A simple test which can detect the presence of herbicide resistance in Black Grass could act as an early warning for farmers to help slow the spread of the UK’s most devastating weed.

published on: 15 June 2016

Doug Turnbull, Professor of Neurology, who has devoted his career to the treatment and research of devastating mitochondrial disease, has been awarded a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

published on: 11 June 2016

A Night at the Movies and Twisted Opera are just some of the highlights of this year’s Summer Music Festival.

published on: 10 June 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Colin Murray discusses the role the EU played in smoothing relations between London and Dublin.

published on: 9 June 2016

A new IVF-based technique is likely to lead to normal pregnancies and reduce the risk that babies born will have mitochondrial disease, researchers have found.

published on: 8 June 2016

Newcastle University scientists have discovered a new essential sequence within bacterial genomes required for DNA replication – the second ever to be discovered and the first for 30 years.

published on: 8 June 2016

Newcastle University's Architecture Degree Show offers an insight into how important architecture is to our daily lives.

published on: 8 June 2016

Members of the legendary North East band Lindisfarne have pledged their ongoing support to Newcastle University’s Future Fund.

published on: 8 June 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Volodymyr Bilotkach analyses what impact a Brexit might have on the airline industry.

published on: 7 June 2016

Electronic tags fitted to one of the world’s smallest seabirds have revealed record-breaking migration distances.

published on: 7 June 2016

The Queen will today recognise Newcastle University’s world-leading research on ageing with the creation of a new Regius Professorship as part of her 90th birthday celebrations.

published on: 6 June 2016

A 20% sugar tax could discourage shoppers from buying unhealthier breakfast cereals, new research led by Newcastle University shows.

published on: 6 June 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Callum Macgregor explores the reasons and consequences of the moths' deadly attraction to street lights.

published on: 3 June 2016

Street lights change the natural behaviour of moths and disrupt nocturnal pollination, new research has shown.

published on: 2 June 2016

Four years of hard work will come to fruition as Newcastle University’s Fine Art students show off their final pieces at their degree show.

published on: 1 June 2016