Writing for The Conversation, Martin Farr discusses the Prime Minister's Coronavirus diagnosis and how the particulars of the British political system come into play.

published on: 30 March 2020

We are urging academics with relevant research expertise to sign up for a COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database.

published on: 25 March 2020

The hidden story of the last transatlantic slave trade survivor

published on: 25 March 2020

Medical students at Newcastle University are giving NHS staff a helping hand during the challenging times of the coronavirus outbreak.

published on: 24 March 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Per Berggren and Dr Andrew Temple discuss how the recently discovered two new shark species may already be threatened by fishing.

published on: 20 March 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Darren Evans discusses how the game of Jenga can help us see why conservation needs to change.

published on: 20 March 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Rosanna Bellini and Nicole Westmarland discuss how home may not a safe place to be, for those trapped in intimate relationships with people who use violence and abuse.

published on: 19 March 2020

Not one, but TWO new species of the rarely seen six-gilled sawsharks have been found in the West Indian Ocean by an international team of marine scientists.

published on: 18 March 2020

Resident-led play street sessions can reduce loneliness and lead to greater community cohesion, but more support is needed to help residents set up and maintain these sessions.

published on: 16 March 2020

Ancient Iraq: New discoveries and Other Worlds: The Art of Atomhawk will run until 2 August at Great North Museum:Hancock.

published on: 11 March 2020

We are delighted to announce that Professor Gráinne Gorman will take over as the new Director of the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research (WCMR) at Newcastle University.

published on: 6 March 2020

Two research projects co-led by Newcastle University archaeologists have been successful at the national Current Archaeology awards.

published on: 6 March 2020

A Newcastle University academic has been chosen as one of a small group of inspirational women at the forefront of innovation in the global financial technology (FinTech) sector.

published on: 6 March 2020

Newcastle University is leading a national network of four cutting-edge centres to enable faster collaborative research and development of electric machines - including cars, planes and ships.

published on: 6 March 2020

Newcastle University research has uncovered the presence of plastic in a new species of deep-sea amphipods which has been discovered in one of the deepest places on earth.

published on: 5 March 2020

Some of the country’s brightest young musical talents will take to the stage to perform the first great English opera this month.

published on: 5 March 2020