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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Excellence in research and teaching, in the creative arts, humanities and social sciences.
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a global reputation as a centre for research, education and engagement across the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences.
We are home to an exceptionally broad range of disciplines. These sit across our 10 academic schools, research institutes and centres. Through our thinking, making, research and education practice, we seek to address social and global challenges.
As a values-based community of colleagues and students, we promote a supportive and inclusive culture. This is based on shared values of trust, integrity, diversity, academic freedom and social and environmental justice.
Comment: Noticed Nigel Farage doesn’t talk about Donald Trump anymore?
Writing for The Conversation, Martin Farr discusses why - though nothing has happened to suggest that bromance is dead - neither Donald Trump nor Nigel Farage publicly now speak of the other.
Researchers bring ancient Roman maths up to date
Ancient mathematical texts that played a key role in constructing the Roman empire will be transformed for the 21st century by researchers at Newcastle University.
North East universities to host international music conference
An international conference celebrating the music of the medieval and Renaissance periods will be hosted by three of the North East’s universities this summer.