In the Media - Archive
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Delving deep into the life of the celebrated Dickens
25 February 2012 The Journal
Feature on Claire Tomalin who gave a lecture at the University last week.
No url, but see press release.
Artificial biofilm helps double output of microbial fuel cell
24 February 2012 The Engineer
Further coverage: Scientists at Newcastle University have isolated 75 different species of bacteria from the Wear Estuary, Country Durham, and tested the power generation of each one using a microbial fuel cell (MFC).
Traffic centre now controls the region
24 February 2012 The Journal
First traffic control centre in the country to manage and monitor traffic flow across local authority boundaries based at Newcastle University.
Pioneer for archaeology
24 February 2012 The Journal
Leading archaeologist Barbara Harbottle, who led digs at key historical sites in Newcastle and who was also a member of the School of Architecture, has died.
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Price rise may not stop the bingeing
23 February 2012 The Journal
Plans to impose a minimum price on alcohol may not be enough to curb the binge drinking culture, North East academics warned yesterday.
Campus Round-Up: Back to the future
23 February 2012 Times Higher
Academics have designed an electronic cheque so that elderly people can continue to use them but banks can avoid the high cost of processing traditional cheques. (Please scroll down for this item)
Work to help dementia is given a boost
23 February 2012 The Journal
Professor Louise Robinson is one of only eight of the UK's most prmising leaders in medical health research to receive the National Institute for Health Research grant to help develop her pioneering work.
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Is it game over without Government tax breaks
23 February 2012 The Journal
Feature article examining the arguments about tax breaks for the gaming industry includes comment from Ms Tina Gharavi, lecturer in Film/Digital Media.
