New analysis shows a larger increase in COVID-19 deaths, and from all causes, in the North compared to the South and indicates the efficacy of lockdown has differed across the UK.

published on: 3 July 2020

The Newcastle University Digital Exams Service has won a prestigious international award.

published on: 3 July 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Liam Keenan talks about how the British pub industry was already experiencing long-term decline before the impact of coronavirus.

published on: 3 July 2020

Scientists at Newcastle University are part of a national programme to perform underpinning research and develop a standardised UK-wide system for detecting COVID-19 in wastewater.

published on: 2 July 2020

People aged 50 in England can expect to be healthy and in work for nine more years, Newcastle University experts estimate in a new study.

published on: 1 July 2020

The UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) has partnered with a global EdTech company to launch a new digital training program for employers.

published on: 1 July 2020

Gym-goers may get frustrated when they don’t see results from weightlifting right away, but their efforts are not in vain: the first few weeks of training strengthen the nervous system, not muscles.

published on: 30 June 2020

First-of-its-kind app could could help NHS with fast, cost-effective diagnosis and treatment planning

published on: 26 June 2020

While stroke was the most common neurological complication in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, many younger patients developed an altered mental state, new research has revealed.

published on: 25 June 2020