Efforts to understand when corals reproduce have been given a boost thanks to a new resource that gives scientists open access to more than forty years’ worth of information about coral spawning.

published on: 29 January 2021

The new series of INSIGHTS Virtual Lectures launches next month, capturing the zeitgeist and starting with a timely look at Joe Biden’s new Presidency.

published on: 28 January 2021

Experts at Newcastle University are part of a multimillion-pound collaboration to develop a ground-breaking hydrogen propulsion system to make aircraft more environmentally friendly.

published on: 27 January 2021

New research at Newcastle University will study how certain genes could lead to heart blood vessel defects in babies.

published on: 27 January 2021

Experts at Newcastle University will help uncover the histories of 140,000 miles of countryside rights of way as part of a major new project.

published on: 26 January 2021

Scientists have identified that the evolutionary development of human and primate brains may have been similar for communication and memory.

published on: 25 January 2021

Newcastle University and the British Council have announced seven fully funded scholarships for female students from South Asia interested in pursuing master’s studies in the field of Climate Change.

published on: 22 January 2021

Scientists have created a highly detailed map of skin, which reveals that cellular processes from development are re-activated in cells from patients with inflammatory skin disease.

published on: 21 January 2021

Even a modest sea level rise, triggered by increasing global temperatures, would place 100 airports below mean sea level by 2100, a new study has found.

published on: 21 January 2021

Professor Tom Ward has been appointed as the new Pro-Vice-Chancellor Education at Newcastle University.

published on: 18 January 2021

Newcastle experts have contributed to a House of Lords report on healthy ageing and have made recommendations for improvements.

published on: 15 January 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Alistair Clark and Toby James discuss the plans to hold Scottish elections in May.

published on: 15 January 2021

Students from Newcastle and Northumbria Universities have been praised for going the extra mile, at a very challenging time, to support their communities and those in need during the pandemic.

published on: 14 January 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Alistair Clark and his colleague Professor Toby James suggest that England still isn’t ready to hold pandemic votes in May.

published on: 11 January 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Alistair Clark and Toby James discuss how England is not ready to hold elections in May.

published on: 8 January 2021

Leading research at Newcastle University has been used to shape how dentistry can be carried out safely during the Covid-19 pandemic by mitigating the risks of dental aerosols.

published on: 8 January 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Joshua Jowitt discusses how the case of Happy the elephant has highlighted issues surrounding the definition of legal personhood.

published on: 7 January 2021