Peter Hanmer presents Plato’s Lair – the winning entry from 2017’s Gillian Dickinson North East Young Sculptor competition.

published on: 18 May 2018

Contemporary artworks installed among ancient Italian ruins.

published on: 17 May 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses music trends in the charts.

published on: 16 May 2018

Students from Newcastle University have worked alongside staff at a North East nature reserve to create exciting new habitats for the wildlife which can be found there.

published on: 11 May 2018

Can an urn inspire you to explore the story of Mary Eleanor Bowes? Would paintings spark new interest in Thomas Bewick? How will communities respond to the sound of bells in a disused church?

published on: 10 May 2018

Researchers at Newcastle University look at impact of automated decision making in banking has on consumer trust.

published on: 10 May 2018

Architecture students have had the tutorial of a lifetime with one of the world’s most famous and prolific architects.

published on: 4 May 2018

Newcastle University music students will be on song as they take to the stage at the Tyne Theatre and Opera House to perform Acis and Galatea

published on: 3 May 2018

Tributes have been paid to veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Archie Sibeko, who has passed away.

published on: 27 April 2018

Jane and Louise Wilson have been elected as a new Royal Academician in the category of Printmaking by the Royal Academy of Arts

published on: 26 April 2018

The Prime Minister has appointed Jane Wilson as a Trustee of Tate for four years, commencing on 30 March 2018.

published on: 25 April 2018

Newcastle University has moved to a higher position in a prestigious national league table.

published on: 25 April 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Craig Jones discusses how the US, UK, France and others have been involved in a bombing campaign in Syria for a number of years.

published on: 25 April 2018

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

published on: 24 April 2018

Fifty years to the day since a memorial service was held in Newcastle to remember Dr Martin Luther King, a special service will take place to honour the civil rights icon.

published on: 20 April 2018

Staff and students are celebrating women’s contribution to industry and society, past and present..

published on: 19 April 2018

Newcastle University Business School is among 30 global institutions praised for its bold and innovative approaches to business education.

published on: 18 April 2018

The Head of Newcastle University's Fine Art department has designed a series of coins The Royal Mint to commemorate a century of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

published on: 18 April 2018

From the right to vote to space exploration, the popular Insights public lectures series explores frontiers with a range of speakers and topics.

published on: 17 April 2018

Newcastle University Business School is celebrating 30 years of international accreditation for its MBA programme, highlighting its commitment to excellence in management education.

published on: 13 April 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Peter Hopkins and Kawtar Najib discuss differences in anti-Muslim acts that take place in the two capitals.

published on: 13 April 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Kevin Crosby highlights the ways jurors have been punished for breaking the law.

published on: 3 April 2018

A set of teaching resources inspired by Tyneside’s radical past is helping schoolchildren to gain a better understanding of civil rights in today’s world.

published on: 3 April 2018

A fascinating new project will see contemporary artworks installed among the ancient ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii, creating two art venues in stunning, historically resonant settings.

published on: 29 March 2018

The North East’s universities are joining forces to commercialise research and boost the region’s economy after a Minister announced £4.9m in Government funding.

published on: 29 March 2018

Pioneering early people who lived at the end of the last ice age actually carried on with life as usual despite plummeting temperatures, a study suggests.

published on: 27 March 2018

Professor Sugata Mitra has been in the news this week, following the world premiere of the School in the Cloud documentary.

published on: 23 March 2018

Newcastle University and its Students’ Union have announced the winners of the first round of a new competition to find the students who have gone ‘above and beyond’ in their community.

published on: 23 March 2018

Humanity is being squeezed out of education with dire consequences for teachers and pupils, says a Newcastle University expert.

published on: 22 March 2018

Newcastle’s global hub for urban innovation enters next phase in development.

published on: 22 March 2018

Newcastle University Business School is offering up to £250,000 of scholarship funding to support MBA students.

published on: 21 March 2018

Newcastle University has been awarded one of only ten prestigious Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programmes.

published on: 20 March 2018

Newcastle University has appointed Professor Nigel Harkness as its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

published on: 20 March 2018

Young people whose families support them financially are not only more likely to remain dependent on their parents, but also become less ambitious new research has shown.

published on: 19 March 2018

A documentary which charts Professor Sugata Mitra’s efforts to establish his School in the Cloud in India and the UK will be given its world premiere.

published on: 16 March 2018

The Newcastle Poetry Festival brings together an exciting blend of award-winning poets, musicians, painters and film-makers packed into four dynamic days.

published on: 15 March 2018

A new exhibition at Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock will bring together art and medicine to reflect on the beauty and complexity of the human heart.

published on: 15 March 2018

The House of Commons that was elected just months after women were given the right to vote failed to live up to the promise of a more representative democracy.

published on: 15 March 2018

Delegates from all over the world have headed to Newcastle University for a conference and multimedia event series about the celebrated Japanese author.

published on: 9 March 2018

Why the need for evidence-based research is more important than ever before.

published on: 7 March 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Stacy Gillis discusses women's writing and selects novels about women and independence.

published on: 7 March 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr argues that The Rolling Stones harking back to their past is ensuring that they and the music remain relevant.

published on: 6 March 2018

Newcastle University Business School appoints educational leader as new Goldman Visiting Professor

published on: 2 March 2018

The full programme for the Great Exhibition of the North 2018 has been announced.

published on: 28 February 2018

Newcastle University subjects are among the world’s best, according to global higher education rankings.

published on: 28 February 2018

A type of Roman ring which inspired JRR Tolkien to write The Hobbit has been shown to be unique to the late fourth and fifth centuries when Britain was slipping from the Roman Empire’s grasp.

published on: 21 February 2018

Car insurance providers conceal which brands they own to improve the likelihood one of them is chosen by a potential new customer when using online comparison sites.

published on: 20 February 2018

Concert goers in the region spend almost £44m a year on tickets, transport, food, drink and merchandise and support 1,620 full-time equivalent jobs, a study into the live music scene has shown.

published on: 16 February 2018

A Newcastle University academic will be working at the heart of Parliament after being appointed as Senior Research Analyst for the House of Commons Library.

published on: 12 February 2018

Residents across Newcastle are being asked to nominate students who have gone above and beyond to support their community.

published on: 12 February 2018

Experts from Newcastle University are contributing to this year’s Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival.

published on: 9 February 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr discusses how Magical Mystery Tour film set the stage for 'Monty Python’s explosion of absurdity into mainstream television'.

published on: 22 December 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Adam Behr takes a look at what makes a classic festive tune.

published on: 22 December 2017

Young people who have difficulty talking to older relatives or friends with dementia can now be helped by a smartphone app called Ticket-to-Talk designed by researchers at Newcastle University.

published on: 21 December 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Aron Mazel and Dr Myra Giesen discuss theories of why rock art exists and explain why it is now under threat.

published on: 20 December 2017

Newcastle University has joined a city-wide coalition to welcome refugees and asylum seekers to the city.

published on: 20 December 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Stefanie Reissner and Michal Izak highlight the benefits and limitations of mobile working.

published on: 19 December 2017

Even in an age of GPS and smartphones there is a multitude of secret places in the world, often in the most surprising of locations, a Newcastle University academic has discovered.

published on: 18 December 2017

Lydia Kennaway has walked away with this year’s Flambard Poetry Prize.

published on: 15 December 2017

Newcastle University’s prestigious Gertrude Bell archive has been recognised by UNESCO as a collection of global significance.

published on: 12 December 2017