Fine Art students get ready for this year’s degree show.

published on: 1 June 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr. Shan-Jan Sarah Liu discusses why women in Asia are less likely to engage with politics.

published on: 31 May 2018

The first human corneas have been 3D printed by scientists at Newcastle University.

published on: 30 May 2018

An invisible layer of biological compounds on the sea surface reduces the rate at which carbon dioxide gas moves between the atmosphere and the oceans, scientists have reported.

published on: 28 May 2018

Newcastle and Northumbria universities are working with Northumbria Police to fund more ‘bobbies on the beat’ in key student areas across the city throughout June.

published on: 28 May 2018

A brand new exhibition of unseen works by Northumberland’s celebrated Pitmen Painters will go on display at Woodhorn Museum, in Ashington.

published on: 25 May 2018

The spirt of Newcastle’s iconic River Tyne has inspired striking new art for an historic building on the city’s beautiful Quayside.

published on: 25 May 2018

Researchers have discovered mountain ranges and three huge, deep subglacial valleys from data collected during the first modern aerogeophysical survey of the South Pole region.

published on: 25 May 2018

Freedom City 2017 has been voted the Best Overall Event and Fine Art PhD student, Narbi Price, has won best Visual Artist in culture awards.

published on: 24 May 2018

Professor Richard Dawson talks to BBC Radio 4 as part of the ‘Climate Change and Me’ series to discuss the dramatic changes to our planet that have occurred in his lifetime.

published on: 24 May 2018

A Newcastle University academic is among those bringing a judicial review challenging health policy at the High Court.

published on: 24 May 2018

The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.

published on: 23 May 2018

The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis might also be implicated in Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study.

published on: 22 May 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Gordon Port explains why the skies are filled with greenfly and how to get rid of them.

published on: 22 May 2018

Leading scientists say Newcastle University will rise to the challenge of the Prime Minister’s new Industrial Strategy.

published on: 21 May 2018

Peter Hanmer presents Plato’s Lair – the winning entry from 2017’s Gillian Dickinson North East Young Sculptor competition.

published on: 18 May 2018

THE Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) has appointed Professor David Burn, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, as its new Chair-elect.

published on: 18 May 2018

An enterprising duo of Newcastle University graduates have set out to refresh the growing beverage market with the launch of a new brand of tonic water.

published on: 17 May 2018

Contemporary artworks installed among ancient Italian ruins.

published on: 17 May 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses music trends in the charts.

published on: 16 May 2018

£4.8 million research programme will look at how we better maintain and monitor our infrastructure.

published on: 16 May 2018

Lack of “happiness” hormone makes rice plants less attractive to insects

published on: 15 May 2018

The latest development in the partnership between Siemens and Newcastle University is launched today to accelerate digitalisation and meet the needs of an increasingly-digitalised society.

published on: 15 May 2018

Senior managers, academic and professional staff at Newcastle University have been meeting with the region’s employers in order to develop relevant apprenticeship training in areas of high demand.

published on: 14 May 2018

Students from Newcastle University have worked alongside staff at a North East nature reserve to create exciting new habitats for the wildlife which can be found there.

published on: 11 May 2018

Some 50 years since the world’s first heart transplant, a BBC documentary looks at a year in the lives of patients in need of a new heart, and the medics using cutting-edge technology to treat them.

published on: 11 May 2018

The closure is to allow for the installation of Which Way North, a special exhibition throughout the museum as part of this summer’s Great Exhibition of the North.

published on: 11 May 2018

Newcastle University Boat Club rowers have been crowned 2018 BUCS Regatta Champions.

published on: 10 May 2018

Can an urn inspire you to explore the story of Mary Eleanor Bowes? Would paintings spark new interest in Thomas Bewick? How will communities respond to the sound of bells in a disused church?

published on: 10 May 2018

Scientists have discovered bees linger on a flower, emptying it of nectar, because they have sugar-sensing taste neurons which work together to prolong the pleasure of the sweetness.

published on: 10 May 2018

Researchers at Newcastle University look at impact of automated decision making in banking has on consumer trust.

published on: 10 May 2018

Two leading academics affiliated to Newcastle University have been given prestigious awards for their outstanding work in health research.

published on: 10 May 2018

Architecture students have had the tutorial of a lifetime with one of the world’s most famous and prolific architects.

published on: 4 May 2018

Women going through the menopause experience a range of both physical and psychological symptoms and the effect can be hugely inconvenient and embarrassing, writes Dr Meera Vijayaraghavan.

published on: 4 May 2018

Body-worn sensors used at home and in clinic by people with mild Alzheimer’s to assess walking could offer a cost-effective way to detect early disease and monitor progression of the illness.

published on: 4 May 2018

Why conservation policies which value species based on their ‘usefulness’ are putting birds like the humble crow at risk.

published on: 3 May 2018

Newcastle University music students will be on song as they take to the stage at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House to perform Acis and Galatea

published on: 3 May 2018

The North East’s universities are joining forces under a £3.9m scheme to connect the region’s businesses with research to encourage growth and job creation.

published on: 3 May 2018

Experts from Newcastle University are working with colleagues at Ardhi University in Tanzania to tackle one of the world’s biggest dangers to health.

published on: 3 May 2018

Canine volunteers are being sought in a bid to better understand one of the most common health problems affecting the nation’s 8.5 million dogs.

published on: 2 May 2018

The first study of its kind has found that people who vape have the same mix of gut bacteria as non-smokers, whilst smokers have significant changes to their microbiome.

published on: 1 May 2018