Writing for The Conversation, Professor Rhona Smith explains the guiding principles of the Geneva Convention.

published on: 31 January 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Richard Dodgson says a strong and accountable government is needed to ensure that education, health and hi-tech infrastructure are available to all.

published on: 31 January 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Martin Farr looks back at the career of Labour MP Tam Dalyell, who died recently.

published on: 27 January 2017

Writing for The Conversation, a team from the School of Biology discuss how taste could be bred back into tomatoes.

published on: 27 January 2017

A Newcastle academic is among industry experts urging the Scottish Government to transform the country’s energy sector.

published on: 25 January 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Blossom Stephan and Dr Hannah Keage look at the changes and processes that occur in our body as we age.

published on: 24 January 2017

An unique whole systems research, development and demonstration facility is set to become a cornerstone of energy innovation in the North East.

published on: 23 January 2017

A Newcastle microbiologist has been named as a leader in her field on the Pathologists ‘Power list’ for 2016.

published on: 23 January 2017

Patients with muscular dystrophy should be classified into three sleep disturbance types to better target therapies, Newcastle researchers have found.

published on: 22 January 2017

Scientists have discovered a new type of bacterial enzyme that can ‘blunt’ the body’s key weapons in its fight against infection.

published on: 20 January 2017

Our experts give their views on Trump's inauguration

published on: 20 January 2017

One of UK’s first ‘vehicle-to-grid’ chargers installed at Newcastle University.

published on: 18 January 2017

Jacob Polley has won the 2016 TS Eliot Prize for poetry, joining a prestigious line up which includes Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney and Carol Ann Duffy.

published on: 17 January 2017

An exploration of the role of love in health and mental wellbeing is being explored during a week-long film festival.

published on: 16 January 2017

A year-long programme to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr King receiving an honorary degree from Newcastle University gets underway today, Martin Luther King Day in the US.

published on: 16 January 2017

Newcastle researchers shed new light on the functioning of human gut bacteria, revealing how nutrients are transported into the bacterial cell.

published on: 11 January 2017

A volunteer army of music lovers is being recruited to take part in the UK’s first ever live music census.

published on: 11 January 2017

Politicians need to reduce social inequality if they want to achieve greater social mobility, according to new research.

published on: 10 January 2017

A new project involving Newcastle University experts aims to create better outcomes for patients with blood disorders.

published on: 9 January 2017

Professor Chris Day, Newcastle University’s Vice-Chancellor and President, has agreed to join the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

published on: 9 January 2017

A new study reveals the cost of dental patients at A&E could be 10 times official government estimates, costing the NHS millions of pounds.

published on: 6 January 2017