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University places fear as funding freeze imposed

24 April 2009  Northern Echo
Thousands of students could miss out on places due to a Government cap on funding.  Article refers to 2.6 per cent increase in applications to Newcastle University.
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Beer and religion - a stout relationship

24 April 2009  The Journal
A Newcastle church is offering beer and hymns,  an idea put forward by church youth worker Chantal Noppen, who studied Folk and Traditional Music at Newcastle University.

Polygraphs monitor sex offenders

23 April 2009  Times Higher
Professor Don Grubin is running a pilot programme to discover whether lie-detector tests can help to manage sex offenders.

Report reveals problems with North hills' economy

23 April 2009  The Journal
A report on the key problems facing upland has been produced by the Commission for Rural Communities.   Panel members included Professor Mark Shucksmith of Newcastle University.

Jodie's fighting spirit will be rewarded

23 April 2009 The Journal
Cystic fibrosis sufferer Jodie Symington, a student at Newcastle University, has been nominated for an award for her fundraising efforts.

No-hope schoolkids betrayed by Labour

22 April 2009  The Daily Star
Article relating to wealth, health, happiness and schooling of children advises that prestigious universities such as Newcastle will seek to provide more places to working class school leavers.

Genetic research in a "blind alley" in search for cures for common diseases

21 April 2009  The Daily Telegraph
Newcastle University's Professor John Burn provides balanced comment on claims that the hope genetic research could provide a cure for a host of common illnesses has proved a "false dawn".

Pub chain apologises over topless notice

21 April 2009  Northern Echo
A former minister has praised Newcastle University students for their boycott of a city centre venue and urged ministers to encourage other students to spread the "feminist message".

Meet the ideas people hungry for investment

21 April 2009  The Journal
Companies involved in the North East CONNECT conference include Simmartec, which has connections with Newcastle University.

Want to lose weight? I bet you do

20 April 2009  Times online
Article about diet-betting websites refers to earlier Newcastle University research on incentives.  (Please scroll down to 'The power of incentive', item 3.)

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