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Scientists measure good vibrations on Millennium Bridge
A SPECIAL PAINT that can measure vibrations in structures such as bridges, aircraft, ships and oil rigs has been developed by a team of researchers at Newcastle University.
published on: 10th May 2001
Protein is linked to longevity
New treatments for ageing are on the horizon, thanks to research by colleagues of this year’s BBC Reith lecturer Professor Tom Kirkwood, who completes the 2001 series on the subject of ageing on Radio 4 this Wednesday (May 2).
published on: 30th April 2001
Anaemia still common among South Asian and Chinese women in UK
Lack of awareness of the link between anaemia and diet may partly explain why anaemia remains more common among women of South Asian and Chinese ethnic origin in the United Kingdom than in women of European ethnic origin, suggests a study by researchers at Newcastle University, reported in the British Medical Journal.
published on: 27th April 2001
Exhibition takes a closer look at reproductive techniques (or what happened when art met science...)
A 48-foot long etching of the full DNA sequence of a HOX gene dominates ‘Repro’ - a new and original exhibition which goes on display in Newcastle University’s Hatton Gallery later this week.
published on: 24th April 2001
Trials launched to tackle killer prostate cancer
A two-year trial of treatments for prostate cancer is to begin at Newcastle and two other universities to tackle a disease that kills about 8,500 men a year.
published on: 11th April 2001
Top teaching award for Newcastle University professor
A Newcastle University Professor will tomorrow (Wednesday, April 11) be presented with a national award for his pioneering methods of teaching which have led to his students becoming involved in environmental issues.
published on: 10th April 2001
Experts discover vast changes to Geordie English through forgotten archive of voices.
FAMILIAR Geordie words and phrases used by characters in TV programmes like BBC One's Byker Grove and Tyneside celebrities like Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne could vanish in just 30 years time if evidence from a unique archive is anything to go by.
published on: 5th April 2001
Who sank the Titanic?
Since the fateful night in April 1912, when the legendary Titanic hit an iceberg and sank with the loss of more than 1,500 lives, there has been incredibly sustained interest in determining what really happened to the ‘unsinkable’ liner.
published on: 4th April 2001
Age of enlightenment
Professor Tom Kirkwood, head of Newcastle University’s Department of Gerontology, is giving BBC Radio 4’s 2001 series of Reith Lectures.
published on: 4th April 2001
Universities attract extra places for medical training in the North
The Universities of Newcastle and Durham today welcomed a boost for training doctors in the North East with a promise from Health Secretary Alan Milburn of an extra 50 students for their distinctive medical partnership.
published on: 30th March 2001
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