Despite being over 11,000 km away, six Newcastle University students have managed to raise money for an orphanage in Indonesia through their social enterprise, CLR19bakes.

published on: 31 March 2017

A new treatment for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious disease has been identified by scientists to help patients with a debilitating lung condition.

published on: 31 March 2017

Future advances in healthcare will be aided by a new £10 million facility - the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory based at Newcastle University.

published on: 31 March 2017

Students at Newcastle University Students’ Union have been helping refugees to integrate with the local community through two support projects.

published on: 30 March 2017

Professor Tony Stevenson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, responds to Article 50.

published on: 29 March 2017

A twist in the way one traditionally drinks afternoon tea is about to be promoted to the British public by innovative drinks brand NOVELTEA, launched by Newcastle University graduates.

published on: 29 March 2017

Mathematicians have shown for the first time that superfluid Helium has a boundary layer that ‘sticks’ to surfaces in the same way as an ordinary fluid.

published on: 28 March 2017

Metro-mayors have been championed as a way to give a new lease of life to local and regional growth and politics.

published on: 27 March 2017

A bill to prevent the privatisation of NHS services and to reinstate the NHS in England, supported and written by Newcastle University academics, is scheduled to be debated today.

published on: 24 March 2017

Newcastle University is ranked in the top 10 for student experience in the UK for the third year in a row, according to latest survey results.

published on: 23 March 2017

New light has been shed on the functioning of human gut bacteria which could help to develop medicines in the future to improve health and wellbeing.

published on: 22 March 2017

Better incentives to recycle metals could help combat global mineral depletion, says new study.

published on: 21 March 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Mark O'Thomas reviews Carol Ann Duffy’s new verbatim drama, My Country.

published on: 21 March 2017

The future of Newcastle’s parks and allotments is up for discussion, and researchers at Newcastle University are making it easier for people to give their views and opinions.

published on: 21 March 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr explains why Chuck Berry is one of the only musicians with a genuine claim to be the founder of a genre.

published on: 20 March 2017

Its home might be a little-known space tucked away up the stairs in Fine Art, but printmaking is about to start making some noise.

published on: 20 March 2017

Newcastle University has become an official partner to the region's only Premiership rugby club, Newcastle Falcons.

published on: 17 March 2017

Scientists at Newcastle University have found a way to accelerate the production of phycocyanin – a natural blue food colouring - by exposing algae to a very narrow wavelength of light.

published on: 17 March 2017

Newcastle has been granted the first licence to offer a fertility treatment to mothers affected by mitochondrial disease.

published on: 16 March 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Peter Hopkins and Dr Robin Finlay discuss how prejudice and Islamophobia may be stopping Muslim youths from participating in politics.

published on: 16 March 2017

Young Muslims could play a much bigger role in politics in Scotland but many are put off engaging too visibly because of Islamophobia, according to new research.

published on: 15 March 2017

A new art installation on Newcastle University’s campus takes rubbish and puts it centre stage.

published on: 14 March 2017

Plant breeding could be used to create crop varieties that benefit both bees for pollination and crop production.

published on: 14 March 2017

Physical activity levels may start tailing off as early as seven-years-old, rather than during adolescence as is widely believed, new research reveals.

published on: 14 March 2017

Fine art student Ellie Prime has been named a Royal Society of British Artist ‘rising star’.

published on: 13 March 2017

Chants, poetry and photography will form the basis of the second Vanessa Knights Memorial Lecture, at Newcastle University.

published on: 10 March 2017

Scientists at Newcastle University aim to find out whether a new generation of corals could be bred to halt the decline of coral reefs due to climate change.

published on: 10 March 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr explains why the UK's live music scene is under pressure.

published on: 8 March 2017

Newcastle’s rising stars selected to showcase their research in Parliament.

published on: 8 March 2017

Influential black, Asian and minority ethnic women who have made a significant contribution to society through their work in, and using, the law will speak about their experiences at an event.

published on: 8 March 2017

Newcastle University is ranked among the world's elite institutions in a range of popular subject areas, according to an influential ranking.

published on: 8 March 2017

Pig welfare on farms across the UK has shown progressive improvement over the past three years, a new study led by Newcastle University has shown.

published on: 6 March 2017

Increasing tax paid by music venues could pose a major threat to the UK's live music scene, experts have warned.

published on: 6 March 2017

Newcastle University can now boast not one, but three TS Eliot Prize winners on its staff.

published on: 3 March 2017

Newcastle University is being given funding to develop innovative solutions to ensure the long-term resilience of the UK’s urban infrastructure.

published on: 2 March 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Amy Chambers explains why we find near future science fiction so disturbing

published on: 2 March 2017

The public put forward their ideas for the Metrocars of the future.

published on: 2 March 2017

Islamophobia is a serious problem for Muslims – and new research highlights it is also an issue for people of other ethnicities and religions.

published on: 2 March 2017