In the Media - Archive
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Short and the long of it
31 May 2012 Times Higher
Nick Wright, professor of materials and pro-vice-chancellor, argues that the sector offers the total package: blue-skies insights for the future and industrial payoffs now.
Technique helps lung patients
31 May 2012 BBC One Six and Ten o'clock news
Further coverage of pioneering trial which could enable more people to have lung transplants.
Research intelligence: For all their sakes, and science's too
31 May 2012 Times Higher
Legislative proposals have been announced with respect to the implementation of a new European directive on animal research that means the UK must actively develop and promote alternatives to using animals in research. Includes comment from Claire Richardson, NC3Rs Sainsbury fellowship winner at Newcastle University.
Indian postgrads shun UK sector
31 May 2012 Times Higher
Whilst some universities, including Newcastle, show an increase in international applications, there are universities where postgraduate applications from India have dropped dramatically.
The Scholarly web: weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
31 May 2012 Times Higher
Article looks at how widely Facebook is used in academia and mentions Newcastle.
Appointments
31 May 2012 Times Higher
Newly appointed professor of cultural policy at the University of Leeds, Kate Oakley, studied English at Newcastle University.
Member returns
31 May 2012 The Journal
Dr Elizabeth Stockdale, lecturer in Environmental Science, has been re-appointed to the board of the Northumberland National Park Authority.
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From start-ups to Trojans, day one had it all
31 May 2012 The Journal
Coverage of Thinking Digital. Including piece on a sat nav to help older drivers.
Report by Alan Milburn lambasts firms for ignoring universities
31 May 2012 Northern Echo
In a report by ex-cabinet minister Alan Milburn, top companies were attacked yesterday for failing to look for talent at most of the region’s universities, shutting graduates out of the chance of a job. However, they were found to advertise at Durham and Newcastle Universities.
'Lung washing' could boost transplants
30 May 2012 BBC News
A trial being led by Newcastle University which improves the quality of donor lungs by pumping nutrients and oxygen into them could save the lives of many patients on the lung transplant waiting list.
