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NewsLink 05 August 2013 Edition.
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Dignitaries honoured at graduation
As joyful families celebrated congregation in the sunshine, outstanding achievements by people in their field were recognised with honorary degrees.
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College students get taste of student life
More than 300 sixth form students from across the country flocked to Newcastle University to experience the undergraduate lifestyle for themselves.
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Poems heard across the waves from Lindisfarne to Bamburgh
Poems will echo across the sea as part of new installation set up to celebrate the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels to the North East.
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Movies at the Monument
Our civil engineers are making a star appearance this summer as part of the city’s annual Monument Movies series.
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Roman temple find
Newcastle archaeologists have unearthed a major Roman temple at Maryport, Cumbria and a Minister drops in on a dig in Somerset.
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University Partnership signals commitment to County
A new partnership will help Northumberland’s communities, schools and businesses access support from Newcastle University and help them make the most of its growing population of over 60s.
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Research
FiCTION aims to find the truth in treating children's tooth decay
Research will reveal which is the best way to treat tooth decay in young children.
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The breast place to feed
A ‘TripAdvisor’-style app which helps new mothers to locate breastfeeding-friendly places while they are out-and-about and to share their reviews with other mums has been launched by Newcastle University.
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Appy endings – Sean O’Brien’s short stories travel around the globe
Commuters are being offered the chance to drift off to distant shores this summer from the comfort of their seats.
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People
Student bowled over by charity support
Cricket fanatic Alby Shale has set a new world record by batting at the Oval’s nets for 26 hours.
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Telling Stories
William Fiennes, the writer and co-founder of First Story describes the charity's vision and talks of its patron in a feature in Harper's Bazaar.
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Developing treatment for rare auto-immune disease
Newcastle University researcher Kate Hackett is aiming to develop an 'urgently-needed' treatment package for people with a severe but little-known auto-immune condition that makes it difficult for sufferers to cry and swallow.
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Success for University staff and students
A Tyneside firm run by a Newcastle University academic has won a new competition that aims to help companies access China; a recent graduate is a finalist in a national competition; and eight postgraduate research student teams have secured Innovation funding.
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Students to star in comic opera
Talented music students will be starring in a new production of the opera Albert Herring.
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Events
28th June 2013 - 17th August 2013
Touching Colour
Exhibition exploring the interplay between colour and form
6th August 2013 - 22nd August 2013
On the Fascination of Objects.
Greek and Etruscan Art in the Shefton Collection.
7th August 2013
Colour Collage Art Workshop for Children
23rd August 2013
Prison Letters: an extract from a short opera based on a concept by Lyn Hagan
Bonnie Shaw (soprano)
Rob O'Connell (bass)
Voices of Hope (chamber choir)
Orchestral players from Northern Sinfonia
Agustin Fernandez (conductor)
23rd August 2013
Prison Letters: an extract from a short opera based on a concept by Lyn Hagan
Bonnie Shaw (soprano)
Rob O'Connell (bass)
Voices of Hope (chamber choir)
Orchestral players from Northern Sinfonia
Agustin Fernandez (conductor)
