Science Minister, Lord Patrick Vallance, has visited the University to see how its expertise in artificial intelligence is delivering jobs, skills and economic growth across the North East and beyond.

published on: 16 February 2026

Max Porter, acclaimed author of Grief is a Thing With Feathers, is to give a lecture at Newcastle University.

published on: 16 February 2026

New research has revealed the biggest threats driving species towards extinction in northern San José, Costa Rica.

published on: 16 February 2026

Professor Bobby McFarland has been named in the 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health.

published on: 11 February 2026

UK winters are becoming significantly wetter mainly due to warming driven by human burning of fossil fuels releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, a Newcastle University study reveals.

published on: 11 February 2026

Newcastle University is strengthening its long-standing twinning partnership with the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (NUWEE) in Ukraine through a new collaboration.

published on: 10 February 2026

Launch event at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, an accredited Gallery of Sanctuary, 12 February 2026.

published on: 10 February 2026

Scientists recreate the world’s simplest biological clock in a test tube, revealing how genes switch on and off across the day.

published on: 10 February 2026

Writing for The Conversation, Martin Farr discusses the crisis engulfing the Labour Party as the leader of the Scottish Labour party calls for Keir Starmer's resignation.

published on: 9 February 2026