Press Releases - Archive
2012; 2011; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004; 2003; 2002; 2001; 2000
Living with Floods
Youngsters and community leaders with first-hand experience of the devastation caused by flooding are helping to draw up action plans that will improve the way we can respond to future floods in our region.
published on: 9th February 2012
New Institute for Social Renewal launched at Newcastle University
Newcastle University has launched a dedicated Institute for Social Renewal which will be a focus for research into global challenges such as stimulating enterprise, regenerating places and tackling health and education inequalities.
published on: 8th February 2012
Top speakers bring Insights to Newcastle University
He was a hit with Newcastle audiences in Victorian times and Charles Dickens will be pulling in the crowds again 200 years after he was born at a public lecture at Newcastle University.
published on: 8th February 2012
New scholarship boost to Newcastle's budding scientists
Newcastle University students are set to benefit, for a second year, from 44 scholarships to support their studies in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), thanks to a generous donation.
published on: 7th February 2012
Diabetes linked to higher rate of birth defects
Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect than women without the condition and a new study reveals the link to the mother's glucose level.
published on: 6th February 2012
Newcastle brain bank recruits 200th donor for dementia research
Researchers at Newcastle University are calling for more people to consider brain donation after the 200th donor signed up for the brain bank, a vital tool to help researchers defeat dementia.
published on: 6th February 2012
Green potential of our industrial past
Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim.
published on: 2nd February 2012
Expert explains why equality is better for everyone
Find out why equality is better for everyone at a free public lecture at Newcastle University.
published on: 31st January 2012
Minister launches new forum set to forge innovation between universities and industry
A new forum to foster innovation stemming from collaborations between academia and industry launches today.
published on: 31st January 2012
Educating the next generation of North East teachers
Celebrity teachers Vic Goddard and Stephen Drew of “Educating Essex” fame were in the region this weekend to inspire a new generation of teachers.
published on: 30th January 2012
