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NewsLink 24 May 2013 Edition.
News
University welcomes Chinese visitors
The Univeristy has entered a new strategic partnership with Xiamen University.
published on: 22nd May 2013
Arriba - ¡VAMOS! returns to Newcastle for eighth year
Newcastle and Gatehead will be full of Latin lovers this summer when the ¡VAMOS! festival returns.
published on: 22nd May 2013
Universities rise to the efficiency challenge
Universities are saving billions by sharing high-value resources and using innovative technologies, Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts has revealed.
published on: 22nd May 2013
It's 'OK to ask' about clinical research
This week sees the launch of the 'It's OK to ask' campaign which seeks to empower patients to find out about local clinical research.
published on: 22nd May 2013
Research
Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases
Early-warning sensor systems that can test and track serious infectious diseases – such as major flu epidemics, MRSA and HIV – using mobile phones and the internet are being developed by Newcastle scientists.
published on: 22nd May 2013
Laughter? It’s all in the mind
Is someone laughing with you or at you? Your brain can tell the difference, researchers have discovered.
published on: 22nd May 2013
How to become a philanthropist
Researchers at the Centre for Charitable Giving are investigating the reasons why prominent entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, become philanthropic.
published on: 22nd May 2013
People
Students construct a clean water system in a remote village in Borneo
Civil Engineering Students get the job done, making a difference in Borneo by bringing clean water to a remote village.
published on: 22nd May 2013
Festival of the North East
Throughout June, the Festival of the North East will celebrate everything that’s good about the region.
published on: 22nd May 2013
Design-a-city
New research looks to develop a toolkit of digital sensors with the ultimate aim of involving the general public in town planning.
published on: 22nd May 2013
Obituary Notice: Emeritus Professor David West
published on: 22nd May 2013
Events
29th May 2013
Stage 2 Music Student End of Year Recitals
30th May 2013
Stage 2 Music Student End of Year Recitals
31st May 2013 - 15th June 2013
Fine Art Degree Show
Exhibtion of work by final year BA Fine Art Students.
31st May 2013
Final Celebration Folk Degree Concert
6th June 2013
10th June 2013
Newcastle Graduate Recruitment Fair
12th June 2013 - 14th June 2013
Revisiting Star Studies
International Keynote speakers: Yingjin Zhang, (California); Neepa Majumdar (Pittsburgh); Stephanie Dennison (Leeds)
12th June 2013
The Regulation of Business
and the Business of Regulation
13th June 2013
Controlling the diabetes epidemic:
is screening the way forward
13th June 2013
Latin American History and Global History
The colonial new world, a mirror to better understand our global world
14th June 2013 - 9th July 2013
15th June 2013
Founders & Benefactors Lecture: Cosmetic Dental makeovers? Facts, Fantasies and Fallacies
Dr Martin Kelleher, King's College Hospital Dental Institute
15th June 2013
Convocation Lecture: The Spanish Holocaust – Violence against Civilians 1931-1975
Professor Paul Preston, CBE, FBA
20th June 2013
How does the brain make your body move?
21st June 2013
North East Speech and Language Therapy Research Symposium