A fascinating new project will see contemporary artworks installed among the ancient ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii, creating two art venues in stunning, historically resonant settings.

published on: 29 March 2018

The North East’s universities are joining forces to commercialise research and boost the region’s economy after a Minister announced £4.9m in Government funding.

published on: 29 March 2018

A research chef has been shortlisted for a BBC Food and Farming award for Cook of the Year for his work helping patients recover the pleasure of eating.

published on: 28 March 2018

Pioneering early people who lived at the end of the last ice age actually carried on with life as usual despite plummeting temperatures, a study suggests.

published on: 27 March 2018

Cancer patients in Europe could soon receive a life-extending drug invented and developed by scientists at Newcastle University.

published on: 26 March 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Jon Coburn discusses how the March for Our Lives suggests that a far more significant movement for democratic change is taking root.

published on: 26 March 2018

Professor Phil Taylor explains why the Government’s decision to refuse an open cast mine at Druridge Bay will set a benchmark for the future of energy in the UK.

published on: 23 March 2018

Newcastle University and its Students’ Union have announced the winners of the first round of a new competition to find the students who have gone ‘above and beyond’ in their community.

published on: 23 March 2018

Newcastle University has been ranked among the best in the UK for student experience by an influential higher education publication.

published on: 22 March 2018

Two Newcastle University buildings are in the running for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) North East Awards 2018.

published on: 22 March 2018

Humanity is being squeezed out of education with dire consequences for teachers and pupils, says a Newcastle University expert.

published on: 22 March 2018

Writing for Cambridge Consultants, Nicola Millar explains how we are working to develop a drug-free approach for managing menopausal hot flushes.

published on: 22 March 2018

Newcastle’s global hub for urban innovation enters next phase in development.

published on: 22 March 2018

Newcastle University Business School is offering up to £250,000 of scholarship funding to support MBA students.

published on: 21 March 2018

Newcastle University has been awarded one of only ten prestigious Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programmes.

published on: 20 March 2018

Newcastle University has appointed Professor Nigel Harkness as its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

published on: 20 March 2018

Young people whose families support them financially are not only more likely to remain dependent on their parents, but also become less ambitious new research has shown.

published on: 19 March 2018

Catherine McKinnell MP met cancer scientists at Newcastle University to learn about their life-saving work.

published on: 19 March 2018

A documentary which charts Professor Sugata Mitra’s efforts to establish his School in the Cloud in India and the UK will be given its world premiere.

published on: 16 March 2018

The Newcastle Poetry Festival brings together an exciting blend of award-winning poets, musicians, painters and film-makers packed into four dynamic days.

published on: 15 March 2018

A new exhibition at Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock will bring together art and medicine to reflect on the beauty and complexity of the human heart.

published on: 15 March 2018

The House of Commons that was elected just months after women were given the right to vote failed to live up to the promise of a more representative democracy.

published on: 15 March 2018

Newcastle University student, Joe Reid has been named the UK’s best undergraduate dentist in a national dental skills competition.

published on: 14 March 2018

A new centre will be set up in Newcastle to look at the development of cell, gene and tissue engineered therapies in the UK.

published on: 12 March 2018

More than 100 Careers Services leaders from around the world will be in Newcastle to share expertise and best practise of delivering excellent career services for students and employers.

published on: 12 March 2018

Delegates from all over the world have headed to Newcastle University for a conference and multimedia event series about the celebrated Japanese author.

published on: 9 March 2018

Researchers from the global Human Cell Atlas Consortium, including Newcastle University, have sequenced the first 250 thousand developmental cells.

published on: 8 March 2018

A group of subsea engineers from Newcastle University and Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) have reached the finals of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to find new ways to map the ocean floor.

published on: 8 March 2018

Why the need for evidence-based research is more important than ever before.

published on: 7 March 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Stacy Gillis discusses women's writing and selects novels about women and independence.

published on: 7 March 2018

The evidence on which India’s top selling drug combinations for diabetes have been approved for sale is shoddy, finds the first study of its kind.

published on: 7 March 2018

Researchers have received a grant of more than £340,000 to test a new technique which could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of aggressive prostate cancer.

published on: 6 March 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr argues that The Rolling Stones harking back to their past is ensuring that they and the music remain relevant.

published on: 6 March 2018

International students continue to rate highly their experience at Newcastle University, an international student survey has revealed.

published on: 5 March 2018

Newcastle University Business School appoints educational leader as new Goldman Visiting Professor

published on: 2 March 2018