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Boost for brain research as £8m institute opens
A new £8.3m research institute which opens today at Newcastle University will boost the international research effort to understand more about the human brain.
published on: 27th June 2002
Bizet's Carmen is most filmed opera
New research by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne has uncovered the extent of the film industry’s love affair with the wild and passionate Spanish Gypsy girl, Carmen, which spans the last 100 years and covers cinematic styles from art house to Hollywood and cartoons to pornography.
published on: 26th June 2002
Students rank Newcastle among top ten universities
Newcastle has been ranked among the top ten universities in The Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities. The 2003 edition, published this month, assesses 98 universities on the basis of student surveys, facts and figures.
published on: 19th June 2002
Armed Services choose Newcastle University to train Officers of the future
Newcastle University has been chosen by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the first 'civilian' institution, under the Defence Technical Officer entry scheme, to deliver undergraduate degree programmes across the whole of the Armed Forces and MoD Civil Service.
published on: 19th June 2002
French footballing loss will be Le Pen’s gain
A WORLD Cup exit for the multi-ethnic French football team will be seen as a major political boost for the country’s Far Right leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen, says a leading French football expert.
published on: 10th June 2002
Perfect pitch for World Cup
Asia’s monsoon season threatens to make World Cup matches a washout. Now Newcastle University engineers have invented a self-draining football pitch that won't let rain stop play, and are demonstrating it at the London Science Museum during the England-Argentina game.
published on: 7th June 2002
New Registrar appointed
Newcastle University has appointed Dr John Hogan as its new Registrar. Dr Hogan joins the University from the University of Durham, where he has held the position of Registrar and Secretary since August 1999.
published on: 7th June 2002
Grundy gets his hands on history!
Local television presenter, John Grundy - best known for his light-hearted documentaries on the region's architectural history, 'Grundy's Wonders' and 'Grundy Goes' - will open an unusual new exhibition in Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities this Thursday (30 May).
published on: 28th May 2002
University restructuring process begins new phase
Senior managers at Newcastle University have contacted the three campus trade unions – AUT, MSF and Unison – to inform them that the University is to begin a formal process of consultation on redundancy. While the University has signalled that it is contemplating the possibility of redundancies, it is hoped to avoid compulsory redundancies wherever possible.
published on: 28th May 2002
Computer trial to improve diabetes care
People in South Tyneside who are currently on the Diabetes Register are to be asked to take part in the trial of a new computer system designed to improve the management of information about the care of patients who are registered as having diabetes.
published on: 22nd May 2002
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