A new €42 million digital health project, led by Newcastle University, will focus on research into a variety of neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases.

published on: 28 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Wasim Ahmed and Alex Fenton discuss the battle of the boxers' personal brands that took place on social media.

published on: 27 February 2020

A Newcastle University academic has been recognised as one of the nation’s outstanding leaders in the field of research.

published on: 25 February 2020

Scientists at Newcastle University have revealed how a simple blood test could be used to help identify cardiovascular ageing and the risk of heart disease.

published on: 24 February 2020

A first cell atlas of the human thymus gland could lead to new immune therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases, new research has revealed.

published on: 20 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses Andrew Weatherall's legacy.

published on: 19 February 2020

Scientists studying the primate brain have released a blueprint for developing more complete “wiring diagrams” of how the brain works that may ultimately improve understanding of brain disorders.

published on: 19 February 2020

Sherry Coutu CBE is this year’s David Goldman Visiting Professor of Innovation and Enterprise at Newcastle University Business School.

published on: 19 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Rhona Smith discusses the impact of the EU's decision to partially withdraw free access for Cambodian goods to the EU market.

published on: 18 February 2020

Blue Shield signs agreement with International Committee of the Red Cross

published on: 14 February 2020

Inflammatory and senescence biomarkers could predict motor progression and dementia in newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease patients, a new study has revealed.

published on: 14 February 2020

One of the most prolific writers to bear witness to the events that convulsed Europe in the first half of the twentieth century is being remembered in a special exhibition in Newcastle.

published on: 7 February 2020

Experts put spotlight on language development in Arabic speaking countries

published on: 6 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Niki Rust explains how the climate crisis is turning Chile’s livestock ranchers against wild herbivores.

published on: 6 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses what the charts reveal about the UK.

published on: 6 February 2020

As Chile becomes drier due to climate change, ranchers are coming into conflict with local wildlife competing for pasture with livestock.

published on: 6 February 2020

The growth of brain cancers can be better understood with the help of a new computer simulation by international scientists co-ordinated by Newcastle University.

published on: 6 February 2020

Newcastle University’s popular Insights public lectures programme returns with a range of thought-provoking topics.

published on: 3 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Newcastle University's Dr Ben Burville together with colleagues at Monash University, Australia, share the first ever footage of a seal clapping underwater.

published on: 3 February 2020

A grey seal has been captured on camera clapping its flippers underwater for the very first time.

published on: 2 February 2020