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'I've never experienced such civic pride before'
30th April 2003, The Journal, UK
International students at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities add a dynamic element to the city, and are playing an important role in the Capital of Culture bid.
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Bird-brains prey to consumer psychology
30th April 2003, The Scotsman, UK
Research by Dr Melissa Bateson (Biology) and colleagues has revealed that hummingbirds' choice of food can be influenced by changing the options available to them, in the same way supermarkets manipulate customer preferences by product positioning.
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The big picture
29th April 2003, Guardian Education, UK
The University has established a course with Allenheads arts centre which involves fine art students honing their professional practice on a programme run by David Butler, former editor of Artist's Newsletter.
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Musical Powerhouse
29th April 2003, Guardian Education, UK
Feature about the new Sage Gateshead music centre where students on the University's pioneering degree course in folk and traditional music will study when the centre opens next year.
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Scientists up in arms over EU software patent proposals
29th April 2003, Silicon.com, Worldwide
Professor Brian Randell (Computing Science) is among a group of high-ranking scientists petitioning the European Parliament to prevent the patenting of algorithms and software ideas as the European Commission attempts to create a unified patent regime across the EU.
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Takeaway antiquities: art dealers may have 'ordered' looting
29th April 2003, Sidney Morning Herald, Worldwide
Dr Peter Stone, Director of the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies has told the Ministry of Defence that both opportunist looting and the stealing of Iraq's treasures to order by foreign collectors were likely after liberation.
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'Golden lady' lands double cash boost
28th April 2003, The Journal, UK
Scientists from University spin-out company, Orla Protein Technologies, have won a £600,000 boost for their Tyneside-based hi-tech business which makes proteins for use in a wide range of fields, including the medical and diagnostic industries .
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Research moves into the world of business
26th April 2003, Financial Times, UK
Article about university spin-out companies, with expert comment by Professor David Charles (Business School).
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When the result's a killer
25th April 2003, Northern Echo, UK
Feature about stress taking its toll on the health of football managers. With expert comment from Dr Joan Harvey (School of Biology) of Newcastle University.
Incomes rise in the North
25th April 2003, The Journal, UK
A study by the University has found that farm incomes in the North rose by an average of 52 per cent to £158 per hectare last year, although not every sector benefited.
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