A ground-breaking IVF technique developed by experts at Newcastle University, to reduce the risk that babies born will have mitochondrial disease is a step closer after a thorough scientific review.

published on: 30 November 2016

A poet is writing to a different beat as she takes inspiration from the police force to mark new approaches to academic research.

published on: 30 November 2016

Dr Lyndsey Butterworth from Newcastle University will be swapping a lab coat for legislation when she meets MP Chi Onwurah at the House of Commons for a visit to Westminster.

published on: 30 November 2016

Almost 10,000 UK stroke patients a year could benefit from a new procedure, according to research involving Newcastle University experts.

published on: 29 November 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Nick Aldred discusses how glues inspired by nature will give us faster ships, surgical adhesives and sticky car tyres.

published on: 29 November 2016

A £4m project which will unlock the potential of the North East’s creative, digital and IT (CDIT) sector will be officially launched this week.

published on: 28 November 2016

The Rt Hon George Osborne MP was at Science Central this week where Newcastle University’s £58m Urban Sciences Building is now nearing completion.

published on: 25 November 2016

Newcastle University London hosted its inaugural Congregation Ceremony for its first cohort of International Business Management masters students.

published on: 24 November 2016

Newcastle University will lead a major audit of the offshore capabilities of the North in order to identify new opportunities for growth and innovation across the UK.

published on: 23 November 2016

The achievements of Newcastle University's Research & Expedition Scholarship students are being recognised at a special event this evening.

published on: 23 November 2016

For the fourth year in a row Newcastle University has been ranked as one of the greenest universities in the UK by an influential guide.

published on: 22 November 2016

An on-street assessment by a specialist team has been shown to more than half the number of police detentions under the Mental Health Act and potentially save large health trusts £1 million a year.

published on: 22 November 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Simon Woods considers the moral and ethical issues of allowing the practice of cryogenically preserving people.

published on: 21 November 2016

The judgements and decisions a pig makes are governed by their mood – whether good or bad – and their personality type, according to new research.

published on: 17 November 2016

SOLE Central is linking up to carry out research with Hello Hubs - a project Professor Sugata Mitra likens to 'the grandchild of the original Hole in the Wall'.

published on: 17 November 2016

Its exterior is Tyneside’s most iconic image – but what does the Tyne Bridge look like on the inside?

published on: 14 November 2016

A Newcastle University academic has been asked by the Government to advise on the UK’s future infrastructure needs

published on: 14 November 2016

Schools, community groups and academics will join forces with international artists, musicians and filmmakers for a city-wide commemoration of Dr Martin Luther King.

published on: 14 November 2016

Johsua Jowitt, Teaching Fellow at Newcastle University Law School, looks at the effects Trump's victory could have the legal landscape of the US.

published on: 11 November 2016

Local schoolchildren have explored their maritime heritage with help from experts at Newcastle University.

published on: 10 November 2016

How did Trump win an election he was tipped to lose? asks Dr James Bilsland, University Teacher in Politics.

published on: 10 November 2016

World-leading dental expert Professor Jimmy Steele CBE has been given a prestigious honour for his scientific work and outstanding contribution to his profession.

published on: 10 November 2016

Following the result of the US election, our experts give their views on the US election and what Trump’s win means.

published on: 9 November 2016

"The election of Donald Trump is yet another shock to the liberal democratic political order," writes Dr Alistair Clark, Senior Lecturer in Politics.

published on: 9 November 2016

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Clive Emary discusses how physicists have borrowed an idea from an unlikely source – the early days of the steam engine.

published on: 9 November 2016

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird is to give Newcastle University’s annual law lecture.

published on: 8 November 2016

Dr Emma Cheatle wants to record people’s experiences of labour and birth in relation to the rooms and buildings they were in at the time.

published on: 8 November 2016

Newcastle University designs new virtual reality author exhibition for mobile phones

published on: 5 November 2016

Marine science and shipping experts from across the globe will be gathering in NewcastleGateshead for the Shipping in Changing Climates Conference.

published on: 4 November 2016

Deborah Levy is heading to Newcastle University to discuss her Booker Prize shortlisted novel Swimming Home.

published on: 3 November 2016

Expert insight from a Newcastle University academic has been incorporated into a major report published today on the future of flood management in the UK.

published on: 2 November 2016