Experts from Newcastle University have helped innovate a solar-electric water taxi fabricated entirely from recycled plastic collected and manufactured in Kenya.

published on: 18 April 2024

Newcastle University is a partner in a project which is revitalising the nine-mile outdoor trail between Gateshead town centre and the Derwent Valley.

published on: 15 April 2024

Artificial intelligence has been found to improve the outcome of patients with voice box cancer, which is a step closer to personalised treatment, new research has revealed.

published on: 15 April 2024

An international team of astronomers have unveiled the evolutionary history of a massive binary system, which unusually contains a magnetic star.

published on: 12 April 2024

Professor Peter Hopkins has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) for the excellence of his work and his contributions to policy in Scotland.

published on: 9 April 2024

Young dads in the North East have received a significant funding boost for a community climate project involving a Newcastle University academic.

published on: 8 April 2024

Archaeologists from Newcastle University have unearthed evidence for an evolving sacred landscape spanning centuries in Crowland, Lincolnshire.

published on: 5 April 2024

Owen Hopkins, Director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University, is to represent the UK at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia 2025.

published on: 5 April 2024

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses how the urban deprivation of the Thatcher years spawned the growth of two-tone music and provides the setting for new BBC drama This Town.

published on: 2 April 2024

Enhanced rock weathering results in higher crop yields and improved crop health, new research has shown.

published on: 28 March 2024

Scientists have identified a new method of analysing genomic data in a major discovery that means patients with unexplained kidney failure are finally getting a diagnosis.

published on: 22 March 2024

Gustavo Abdiel Aguilar-Miranda’s I Exist too project has won Best New Initiative at Honours for Diversity and Inclusion in Maritime 2024.

published on: 22 March 2024

Compelling new research shows anti-inflammatory molecules reduce the scar size on the heart, leading to improved chances of long-term cardiac function. 

published on: 22 March 2024

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Alastair Bonnett discusses artificial islands and floating cities, which are aimed at the wealthy and cause massive environmental damage.

published on: 21 March 2024

Technical specialists have been given a funding boost to enhance new training and development opportunities for Research Technical Professionals nationally.

published on: 20 March 2024

A play based on research by a Newcastle University academic has won a prestigious theatre award for the way it tackles young fatherhood.

published on: 15 March 2024

Newcastle University will lead a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) which will deliver a four-year training programme to produce 55 PhD graduates.

published on: 12 March 2024

Researchers from Newcastle University have identified a link between reducing the stigma of poverty in schools and the reading and maths attainment of pupils.

published on: 11 March 2024

Researchers are calling for regulatory action after highlighting security and privacy concerns in female-oriented technologies (FemTech).

published on: 6 March 2024

A Newcastle University academic has received national recognition from the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences for the excellence of her work.

published on: 4 March 2024

A new report assessing the economic impact of the Russell Group universities, found that for every £1 of public funds invested in research, more than £8.50 was generated for the UK economy.

published on: 28 February 2024

The Growing Room will be exhibited as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival.

published on: 26 February 2024

An extension of the landmark Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial DiRECT reveals that, for those in remission from type 2 diabetes at the end of year two, 26% still remained in remission at year five.

published on: 23 February 2024

Why myeloid leukaemias start to grow again after chemotherapy has killed the bulk of cancerous cells, and how growth may be blocked by repurposed drugs, may have been solved by new research.

published on: 22 February 2024

The Newcastle University lecturer was presented with a national award for his innovation in surgery during an awards ceremony in Leeds.

published on: 16 February 2024