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Joint Health Hub boosts support for students in Newcastle

A new drop-in service is bringing health and wellbeing support for students at both Newcastle University and Northumbria University together under one roof for the first time.

Sustainability leader honoured by Newcastle University

An international leader in sustainability and clean-energy transition has been recognised by the University with a Professorship of Practice

Leading expert to support the next wave of data and AI innovation

Professor Ashmita Randhawa has been announced as the first ever Director of Policy and Skills for the National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD).

UN report sets out path to return below 1.5°C

The world set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures.

Comment: Britain’s quarter century

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Hayley Fowler discusses how the UK environment has changed in the past 25 years.

Project will explore how technology and culture work together

Newcastle University will lead a cross-European project to explore how Extended Reality and Artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming how people experience and share culture in Europe today.

Comment: Was this heatwave caused by climate change?

Writing for The Conversation, Professors Hayley Fowler and Ed Hawkins discuss how much hotter and more dangerous heatwaves have become because of greenhouse gases, primarily from burning fossil fuels.

Comment: Force of Nature

Writing for The Conversation, Professors Hayley Fowler, Hannah Cloke and Jim McQuaid explore how the wildlife series reveals the ways extreme weather pushes animals to their limits.

Great Northeast Nanofab to strengthen the region’s economy

A new regional facility to support advanced microfabrication activities across the region’s universities and high-tech industries is being established by Newcastle University.

University supports more secure, resilient society

Newcastle University has been selected as a founding member of the UK's new Defence Universities Alliance (DUA).

Renowned figures given honorary degrees

Leading figures in the video games industry, financial services and women’s health are being recognised with honorary degrees at Newcastle University.

Chemical control dominates global fight against invasive alien plants

Efforts to manage invasive alien plant species in forests could be held back by a continued reliance on chemical methods, according to a new study.

Discarded plastic bottles help save dolphins from fishing nets

Newcastle University researchers have demonstrated that plastic bottles attached to fishing nets can help dolphins detect and avoid being caught and killed in the deadly gear.

The UK is forecast to reach 45°C by 2056

More extreme heatwaves than 1976 are expected over the next two decades, changing British life significantly.

Comment: 1976 heatwave

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Hayley Fowler and Professor Ed Hawkins discuss how they recreated the legendary heatwave summer of 1976 in today’s climate and what they found.

Scientists receive prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prizes

Newcastle researchers Dr Greg Mutch and Dr Roly Armstrong have been recognised by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for their pioneering research.

Newcastle University spinouts create value of more than £270M

A new report shows value creation by Newcastle University spinouts was more than £270M between 2010 and 2025.

Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration

A new policy paper written by researchers at Newcastle University warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities.