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Newcastle engineer awarded £3m to help tackle climate crisis
Dr Sharon Velasquez Orta has been awarded a Green Futures Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Exposing the hidden carbon cost of potash imports into Brazil
Brazil’s potash imports carry higher carbon footprints than models predict, Newcastle research finds.
University project wins prestigious chemical engineering award
A Newcastle University project exploring low-carbon fuel economy has won a Research Project Award at the 2025 IChemE Global Awards.
Fossil fuels speed up shifts in Europe’s winter rainfall
New study reveals burning of fossil fuels is accelerating winter rainfall changes in the UK and Europe, almost 25 years sooner than expected.
New project to transform implantable medical devices
New £2.1 million GLUTRONICS project aims to revolutionise implantable medical devices with a transformative technology that harnesses power from glucose in the body.
Driving climate resilience through a global fellowship
A Newcastle University PhD candidate joins the first cohort of the King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme.
Climate change is supercharging Europe’s biggest hail
Warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.
AI Growth Zone taskforce to accelerate jobs, skills and growth
Universities across the region, skills providers and industry leaders are to fast-track planning, investment and site development for the North East’s AI Growth Zone.
Comment: The EU battery carbon footprint rules need urgent attention
Newcastle University and TÜV SÜD have collaborated on a published article in Nature Energy.
Harnessing space to fight toxic algae blooms
Newcastle University scientists are at the forefront of a UK-wide effort to use space technology to predict and monitor harmful blue-green algae blooms in Lough Neagh.
Comment: Storm Floris
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Colin Manning discusses that the weather is rarely this windy in August – which makes it more dangerous.
New enzyme technology to boost flavour production efficiency
Researchers have developed a highly efficient and reusable biocatalyst with promising applications in the food and cosmetics industries.
Leading experts to put science and tech at the heart of clean power
Professor Richard Dawson has been appointed to the new Science and Technology Advisory Council.
Team Newcastle take on Great North Run in aid of our students
This year, over 35 colleagues, graduates and supporters are joining #TeamNewcastle in the world’s biggest and best half-marathon to raise vital funds for our 29,000-strong student community.
Spinout secures funding to develop energy-efficient logic-based AI
Literal Labs, the logic-based AI company spun out of Newcastle University, has raised £4.6m in pre-seed funding to commercialise its radically efficient approach to artificial intelligence.