News and Events
Excellent results achieved in RAE 2008
70% of research rated as "world leading" or "internationally excellent".
English Literature and Creative Writing are delighted with our results in RAE 2008.
»SELLL Alumni Interviews
Short video interviews with some SELLL alumni
What are some of our alumni doing now? What fields are they working in? Who are they working for? What could you do with your degree? »
Switch Off 2010
Switch off lighting and electrical equipment whenever it is not in use.
Switch Off 2010 is about switching off lighting and electrical equipment whenever it is not in use. »
The Shadow of a Smile - Kachi A. Ozumba
A country striving for democracy after years of dictatorship and tribal in-fighting.
Born in Nigeria in 1972, Kachi Ozumba is a winner of the Art Council England’s Decibel Penguin Short Story Prize. He is currently studying for a research degree at the School of English Literature, Newcastle University, and working on his next novel. »
Sputnik Caledonia shortlisted for two awards
Andrew Crumey's novel shortlisted for two awards
Dr Andrew Crumey's novel 'Sputnik Caledonia' has been shortlisted for the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards 2009, Fiction Award, and for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. »
