NewsLink 05 August 2013 Edition.
As joyful families celebrated congregation in the sunshine, outstanding achievements by people in their field were recognised with honorary degrees.
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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 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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Our civil engineers are making a star appearance this summer as part of the city’s annual Monument Movies series.
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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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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 will reveal which is the best way to treat tooth decay in young children.
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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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Commuters are being offered the chance to drift off to distant shores this summer from the comfort of their seats.
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Cricket fanatic Alby Shale has set a new world record by batting at the Oval’s nets for 26 hours.
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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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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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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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Talented music students will be starring in a new production of the opera Albert Herring.
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Touching Colour
Exhibition exploring the interplay between colour and form
On the Fascination of Objects.
Greek and Etruscan Art in the Shefton Collection.
Colour Collage Art Workshop for Children
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)
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)