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A public survey carried out by the Universities of Leeds, York, Manchester and Newcastle finds a rise in public concern on climate change.

published on: 9 November 2018

Newcastle University's Urban Sciences Building picked up its twelfth accolade at the Green Gown Awards.

published on: 9 November 2018

The Urban Sciences Building (USB) was crowned the overall winner at the Royal Town Planning Institute’s Awards for Planning Excellence 2018.

published on: 2 November 2018

369 students will graduate today from Newcastle University in Singapore, joining more than 200,000 alumni around the world. It is the 10th anniversary congregations following the 2007 commencement of teaching in the island state.

published on: 24 October 2018

Leading Newcastle University academics from computing, statistics, engineering and other disciplines join the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence

published on: 15 October 2018

Multimillion pound centre between Newcastle University and Northumbria University will train scientists to transform our understanding of planet Earth.

published on: 11 October 2018

Research led by Dr Anh Phan and colleagues employed a new form of advanced pyrolysis using cold plasma to recover useful chemicals for industry from waste plastics.

published on: 20 September 2018

Newcastle Professor named Chief Scientific Advisor on Transport for a second term.

published on: 4 September 2018

Europe’s first student-run microbrewery is recruiting brewers ready for the new term.

published on: 17 August 2018

Newcastle University has been awarded £5 million to build a national research hub that will help transform the UK’s energy network.

published on: 17 August 2018

A Newcastle University scientist has been given international recognition for her outstanding contribution to climate science.

published on: 10 August 2018

Experts awarded fellowships with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

published on: 9 August 2018

Dr Haimeng Wu has won the Siemens TAPAS Community Challenge beating more than 200 proposals from across Europe.

published on: 1 August 2018

Landmark study shows how heavy, short rain storms are intensifying more rapidly than would be expected with global warming.

published on: 31 July 2018

Newcastle University has been awarded £5 million to build a national research hub that will help transform the UK’s energy network.

published on: 27 July 2018

An outdoor lab in the heart of Newcastle city centre is being used to develop and test new approaches to managing the impact of flooding.

published on: 24 July 2018

A new project introduced to the Overseas Immersion Programme (OIP) has proven to be a great success.

published on: 24 July 2018

President Trump’s inaction on climate change is putting UK’s national security at risk, British researchers warn Prime Minister.

published on: 10 July 2018

Academics from the School of Engineering and NewRIIS are raising the profile of our world class cities research at a major international summit.

published on: 9 July 2018

Removing the risk with 'digital twin' technology.

published on: 13 June 2018

Deadline extended to 2 July 2018 for EngD and PhD studentships.

published on: 30 May 2018

Professor Richard Dawson talks to BBC Radio 4 as part of the ‘Climate Change and Me’ series to discuss the dramatic changes to our planet that have occurred in his lifetime.

published on: 25 May 2018

Leading scientists say Newcastle University will rise to the challenge of the Prime Minister’s new Industrial Strategy.

published on: 22 May 2018

Senior managers, academic and professional staff at Newcastle University have been meeting with the region’s employers in order to develop relevant apprenticeship training in areas of high demand.

published on: 14 May 2018

Latest development in the partnership will accelerate digitalisation and boost skills to meet the needs of an increasingly digitalised industry and society.

published on: 14 May 2018

The North East’s universities are joining forces under a £3.9m scheme to connect the region’s businesses with research to encourage growth and job creation.

published on: 4 May 2018

Kia Nazarpour has given evidence to the Commission on the Future of Surgery, formed by Royal College of Surgeons.

published on: 4 May 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Oliver Heidrich and Dr Diana Reckien provide an overview of where EU cities stand in terms of mitigating and adapting to climate change.

published on: 3 May 2018

A team of international scientists have created a new form of highly-efficient, low-cost insulation based on the wings of a dragonfly.

published on: 26 April 2018

Newcastle University's Urban Sciences Building (USB) has won and was shortlisted for multiple regional and national awards.

published on: 25 April 2018

Tributes have been paid to Professor Paul Younger, one of the region’s best-known scientists and an internationally-renowned hydrogeologist and environmental engineer.

published on: 25 April 2018

Emminent academic and engineer Professor Lord Robert Mair meets students, staff, industrial partners and sees first hand the infrastructure laboratories at the Urban Sciences Building and progress at Newcastle Helix.

published on: 18 April 2018

Experts at Newcastle University are part of a new project to drive forward collaboration to bring the Internet of Things into our daily lives.

published on: 10 April 2018

Professor Phil Taylor explains why the Government’s decision to refuse an open cast mine at Druridge Bay will set a benchmark for the future of energy in the UK.

published on: 26 March 2018

Three funded PhD and EngD studentships are now available under STREAM: The Industrial Doctorate Centre for the Water Sector.

published on: 23 March 2018

Dr Shidhartha Das from Arm has recently been appointed as a Visiting Professor in Low Power Embedded Systems in the School of Engineering.

published on: 19 March 2018

Subsea engineers from Newcastle University and Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) have reached the finals of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to find new ways to map the ocean floor.

published on: 8 March 2018

International students continue to rate highly their experience at Newcastle University, an international student survey has revealed.

published on: 6 March 2018

Professor Richard Dawson has written in Nature calling for long-term, cross-disciplinary studies to reduce carbon emissions and urban risks from global warming.

published on: 1 March 2018

Professor David Graham recently travelled to India to deliver a class at Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi.

published on: 23 February 2018

Statisticians are working with leading road safety organisations to help them achieve their "Vision Zero" goal: a highway system with zero fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic.

published on: 21 February 2018

Landmark study shows the impact of flooding, droughts and heatwaves by 2050-2100 will exceed previous predictions.

published on: 21 February 2018

Miniature glasses have revealed a new form of 3D vision in praying mantises that could lead to simpler visual processing for robots.

published on: 16 February 2018

This summer Newcastle University will again be entering a team of students into the prestigious International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition.

published on: 15 February 2018

A bionic hand that can ‘see’ objects and pick them up by itself has won a prestigious 2018 Netexplo UNESCO Award in Paris.

published on: 13 February 2018

Newcastle University has been awarded £5.2 million for doctoral training starting September 2018.

published on: 8 February 2018

Newcastle University is reaping the benefits of local industry collaboration through equipment donation.

published on: 6 February 2018

Newcastle University is to play a leading role in the world’s first, large-scale trial of Vehicle-to-Grid technology.

published on: 6 February 2018

Newcastle University to be part of a world-leading research programme to overcome the challenges of current battery technology and accelerate the electric vehicle revolution.

published on: 23 January 2018

Robert Bertsch took the lead in research published in the journal, Water.

published on: 20 December 2017

Zeyad Al-Shibaany has been appointed as Educational Affairs Officer at the UK and Ireland Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

published on: 14 December 2017

Professor Zhenhong Li has delivered presentations at the UK-China Science and Innovation Forum.

published on: 11 December 2017

Europe’s first student-run microbrewery has scooped top international awards for enterprise and sustainability.

published on: 8 December 2017

An inspirational and hands on experience in low carbon engineering for primary school children

published on: 5 December 2017

The Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at Newcastle University has published a series of case studies for industrial stakeholders on our leading research in water engineering with Northumbrian Water Group (NWG).

published on: 29 November 2017

Hear from three early-career researchers from the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at Newcastle University, who explore new ideas through their research as part of the Insights Public Lectures Series.

published on: 27 November 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Neil Thorpe and Dr Lee Fawcett discuss the effectiveness of speed cameras in reducing death and injury on the roads.

published on: 21 November 2017

NewRail were a major partner in the RETRACK European funded project, which is now operating commercially by the Hamburg-based leasing and logistics company VTG

published on: 20 November 2017

A team from Newcastle University is heading to Antarctica as part of a major new research project to measure the rate of uptake of heat and CO2 in the Southern Ocean.

published on: 19 November 2017

BigData is now a fundamental part of all decision making processes but it is far more complicated than the public perception.

published on: 1 November 2017