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ScratchBikes cycle hire scheme rolls out across Newcastle
A fleet of 150 bikes are now available to pick up and drop off in a Paris-style rental programme that was launched across the city in July 2011.
Ministerial visit celebrates funding success for ageing research
Visiting the Biomedical Research Centre, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley met the team who have just been awarded £21 million from the National Institute for Health Research.
Newcastle tenth in national survey
Newcastle University has once again been rated as one of the top institutions in the country, a government survey has revealed.
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Continuing Professional Development for Biology graduates
Biology graduates – are you looking for a course to further your career? Or perhaps you’re looking to develop the skills of your employees? Well, look no further.
Rebecca and Ryan’s world cycling tour
In September 2010 Rebecca Holliday (BSc Mathematics 2005) and partner Ryan Davies embarked on an epic adventure – cycling 15,000 miles from England to New Zealand.
Academic puts historical inaccuracies to the sword
Newcastle archaeologist, Lindsay Allason-Jones, has helped to ensure a new Roman biopic, set in North East England and Scotland, is true to history.
Recycling efforts are not wasted
Newcastle University has increased its recycling rate to almost 93 per cent in just three years – and is no longer sending any general waste to landfill.
Converting manure to megawatts
A state-of-the-art Anaerobic Digestion plant capable of producing just under 100kW of electricity from organic farm waste has been officially launched at Newcastle University.
Drug shown to improve sight for patients with inherited blindness
A condition which robs patients of their sight has for the first time been reversed with a drug, giving some people legally certified as blind useful vision to improve everyday life.
Newcastle scientists uncover free radical clue to dementia
A computer model programmed by scientists at Newcastle University suggests that preventing damage from free radicals could be key to fighting dementia.
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