Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses how Jerry Lee Lewis's fiery performances were inseparable from his reckless behaviour and dark personal life.

published on: 31 October 2022

Newcastle University Business School has been officially re-accredited by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), one of the highest standard of achievement in business education.

published on: 31 October 2022

Newcastle University is to lead new institute to support training and skills development in the field of Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD).

published on: 31 October 2022

An international team of scientists has uncovered one of the mechanisms explaining how some leukaemias evade treatment by changing their appearance and identity.

published on: 28 October 2022

An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the climate warms.

published on: 27 October 2022

Newcastle University has been ranked 18th in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.

published on: 26 October 2022

A boy has been treated in a gene therapy clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by experts at Newcastle University.

published on: 25 October 2022

Professor Preti Taneja and Dr Joseph Hone have been awarded £100,000 Philip Leverhulme Prizes.

published on: 21 October 2022

Researchers have developed a system which uses light stimulation to modulate brain waves.

published on: 20 October 2022

Life will never return to pre-pandemic normality for children and young people, says a new report by Newcastle University and charity Children North East.

published on: 19 October 2022

Professor Preti Taneja has won the tenth annual Gordon Burn Prize for Aftermath, her unflinching work of narrative non-fiction blurring genres and form to understand terror, trauma and grief.

published on: 14 October 2022

People in the North East will benefit from new treatments and improved delivery of health and care services following a £28.4m boost for medical research and a focus on patient safety challenges.

published on: 14 October 2022

The world’s smallest and lightest nodal seismic imaging system is being deployed by Newcastle University at RAF Leeming.

published on: 13 October 2022

A new small blue snailfish is changing our understanding of the world’s deepest fishes.

published on: 12 October 2022

Newcastle University has moved up in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the third consecutive year and is now positioned 139th globally.

published on: 12 October 2022

Researchers at the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE) are investigating whether textiles filled with fungus can be used to make structures and even furniture.

published on: 11 October 2022

Seven Stories, Newcastle University and Newcastle City Library to Showcase Joint Exhibition Celebrating Black History and Literature

published on: 6 October 2022

Experts are highlighting unfair differences in pregnancy outcomes and the critical role that maternity services can play in identifying and adapting approaches for those parents in higher risk groups.

published on: 6 October 2022

A new study will use revolutionary seizure tracking technology to monitor and potentially predict patterns in epileptic seizures using brain activity data in those with drug-resistant epilepsy.

published on: 4 October 2022