The first evidence of a genetic link explaining why some people who catch Covid-19 don’t become sick has been discovered.

published on: 4 June 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Johanna Weston discusses the discovery of a giant new crustacean scavenging on the deepest depths of the ocean floor.

published on: 1 June 2021

A new study shows that ‘50p per unit’ policy on alcohol prices in Scotland is having a lasting impact on reducing consumption in some of the heaviest-drinking households.

published on: 28 May 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Darren Kelsey discusses the lessons that can learned from Carl Jung, the father of analytic psychology.

published on: 28 May 2021

The Fine Art Degree Show will be the first exhibition in the University’s Hatton Gallery when it reopens to the public on Saturday 5 June.

published on: 28 May 2021

Projects showing the diversity of ways that Newcastle University works with its external partners and communities were celebrated last night at the first ever Engagement and Place Awards.

published on: 27 May 2021

North East universities, employers, and local leaders will be working together to create thousands of local jobs as the recovery from the pandemic gathers pace.

published on: 27 May 2021

Newcastle University initiatives are highlighted in a Universities UK campaign showcasing our universities’ leading role in the economic and social recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

published on: 26 May 2021

Research co-led by Newcastle University has shed new light on important microscopic scale interactions between algae and bacteria predicated on the mutually beneficial exchange of nutrients.

published on: 26 May 2021

A Newcastle University academic is playing a leading role in helping to guide decisions as the region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

published on: 26 May 2021

A Newcastle team dosed the first patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the UK in a pioneering gene therapy trial.

published on: 25 May 2021

Newcastle University scientists took part in a weeklong conference with leading researchers, ministers and experts from around the world to set the agenda ahead of the UN Climate Change conference.

published on: 24 May 2021

A supersensitised brain connection has been identified in people who suffer from misophonia, an extreme reaction to “trigger” sounds.

published on: 24 May 2021

A message to our whole university community

published on: 24 May 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Livi Dee discusses how although abortion is now legal in Northern Ireland, more needs to be done so every woman has adequate access.

published on: 21 May 2021

The business pioneer and philanthropist, Dame Margaret Barbour, has officially opened the University’s newest education facility which is named after her.

published on: 21 May 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses the value of Britain's creative industries - economically and culturally.

published on: 19 May 2021

BA Film Practices graduate Alec Boyd won Best Film in the non-scripted category at the Royal Television Society North-East & the Borders Student Television Awards last night.

published on: 18 May 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Smriti Sharma discusses how everyday corruption harms mental health in developing countries.

published on: 17 May 2021

New research has shown that people with type 1 diabetes may have features of premature heart disease induced by the condition often before they even get their diagnosis.

published on: 14 May 2021

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Craig Jones discusses the consequences of military lawyers being involved in giving advice about aerial targeting operations.

published on: 13 May 2021

The National Institute for Health Research’s Innovation Observatory, at Newcastle University, has launched a database of clinical trials and approved medical devices, diagnostics and digital tools.

published on: 13 May 2021

The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected four prominent Newcastle University biomedical and health scientists to their Fellowship, it has been announced today.

published on: 12 May 2021

The fascinating stories behind the inmates of Newcastle’s Victorian prison are being brought together for the first time thanks to research by historians at Newcastle University.

published on: 10 May 2021

Many more rural residents will be at risk of poverty and financial hardship after lockdown ends unless action is taken, a new study has warned.

published on: 7 May 2021

New research combines cutting-edge engineering with animal behaviour to explain the origins of efficient swimming in Nature’s underwater acrobats: Seals and Sea Lions.

published on: 6 May 2021

Mimi, a new permanent outdoor installation by Scottish artist and Newcastle University research fellow Rachel Maclean, is to go on show.

published on: 6 May 2021

University research into reversing diabetes has been turned into a concise book explaining what happens to us when we get type 2 and how we can escape it.

published on: 6 May 2021

A project at Newcastle University investigating long-term inflammation of the heart following covid-19 infection has been awarded a grant of almost £150,000 by a national charity.

published on: 5 May 2021

Marine scientists are calling on the EU to adopt a comprehensive plan to protect dolphins and porpoises from fisheries bycatch in European waters.

published on: 5 May 2021

An international team of scientists have created a language to improve epilepsy research and diagnosis.

published on: 5 May 2021

The majority of top-rated fertility apps collect and even share intimate information without the users’ knowledge or permission, a collaborative study by Newcastle and Umea Universities has found.

published on: 4 May 2021