Dr Katherine Cooper has been named as one of this year’s New Generation Thinkers.

published on: 30 May 2016

Research projects from Newcastle University are helping family doctors make their surgeries more visibly friendly for patients with an autism spectrum disorder.

published on: 27 May 2016

Experts in Newcastle have been chosen to lead a new national service for patients with a life-threatening kidney disease.

published on: 27 May 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Peter O'Brien and Professor Andy Pike ask whether UK style city deals are good for Australia.

published on: 26 May 2016

Dogs from puppy farms found to have poorer personalities

published on: 26 May 2016

Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz returns to the UK in June to give a public lecture at Newcastle University’s as part of a festival celebrating Latin and Lusophone culture.

published on: 24 May 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Phil Taylor discusses the changes needed to the UK’s energy system if an era of low carbon energy is to be achieved.

published on: 24 May 2016

Newcastle University’s governing Council has agreed to take steps to ensure the organisation’s investments better reflect its values and ethos going forward.

published on: 24 May 2016

Experts at Newcastle University will feature in a BBC Look North news series which explores the best ways to age well.

published on: 23 May 2016

Fifty-nine finfish species have ‘disappeared’ from fishermen’s catches in the world’s most species rich and vulnerable marine region, new research has shown.

published on: 20 May 2016

Fatigue research in Newcastle has received funding to help patients with the debilitating condition.

published on: 19 May 2016

A new research and innovation initiative led by Newcastle University will put the people of Newcastle and Gateshead in the driving seat to help improve the area’s health, well-being and prosperity.

published on: 19 May 2016

Newcastle experts welcome new Cultural Property Bill announced in Queen's Speech.

published on: 18 May 2016

Work is set to start at Newcastle University’s largest student accommodation site following the appointment of a leading construction group.

published on: 18 May 2016

A new approach to assessing donor kidneys offers increased hope to those waiting for kidney transplant

published on: 18 May 2016

Travel times in the event of a flood on the scale of ‘Thunder Thursday’ could be improved by more than a quarter if a city-wide green roof strategy was adopted, experts say.

published on: 17 May 2016

Dementia researchers at Newcastle University have received funding to study the symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies, a disease that affects around 100,000 people in the UK.

published on: 16 May 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Teresa Almeida describes how the app Labella allows the user to get to know their own anatomy through the medium of a smart phone.

published on: 16 May 2016

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published on: 13 May 2016

Deteriorating global farmland and forests threaten ecosystems worldwide, scientists warn

published on: 13 May 2016

University leaders and Newcastle and Gateshead councils are working together to drive growth, re-design public services and strengthen relationship between communities and academic institutions.

published on: 13 May 2016

Government announces £20 million national centre that will allow experts to test the entire energy system in real time.

published on: 11 May 2016

Decentralisation is happening in such an ad hoc and piecemeal way that it is hard to make it workable, say academics at Newcastle University.

published on: 10 May 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Alistair Clark analyses Labour's showing at the UK local elections.

published on: 6 May 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Steve Humble discusses how identifying gifted children in poor areas of sub-Saharan Africa's cities could hold the key to alleviating poverty.

published on: 3 May 2016