A new exhibition about Virginia Woolf opening this week aims to bring us closer to this elusive and paradoxical figure.

published on: 30 June 2014

A new fundraising campaign has been launched to establish a specialist children’s cancer research facility at Newcastle University.

published on: 28 June 2014

Girls and boys learn to use language differently, Newcastle University research shows.

published on: 27 June 2014

Inflammation could be a key factor in the ageing process academics at Newcastle University have found, and the discovery could help scientists identify new ways of delaying ageing.

published on: 25 June 2014

In his speech in Manchester today, George Osborne says that together, our northern cities can be more than the sum of their parts and that their geographical proximity can enable them to collaborate more for collective success.

published on: 23 June 2014

The first doctors to have been trained by a UK university campus overseas are preparing to graduate from Newcastle University's medical school in Johor, Malaysia.

published on: 19 June 2014

Researchers from Newcastle University’s Dove Marine Laboratory will join scientists from around the world in as part of the largest ocean sampling event ever to take place in one day.

published on: 19 June 2014

New study launched to measure the effects of root vegetables on cancer and inflammatory diseases

published on: 19 June 2014

The Jetty Project is set to transform Dunston Staiths on the banks of the River Tyne through a series of iconic artworks.?

published on: 17 June 2014

Newcastle University is re-introducing its pure physics undergraduate degree programmes in response to rising demand from students to study science and engineering at university.

published on: 11 June 2014

Carnival is coming to to campus this weekend as this year’s ¡VAMOS! Festival gets underway.

published on: 6 June 2014

Newcastle University and Arthritis UK have announced a major new research centre that aims to find out more about the causes of rheumatoid arthritis.

published on: 6 June 2014

A gifted young pianist will launch this year’s ICMuS (International Centre for Music  Studies) Summer Music Festival.

published on: 5 June 2014

The Maryport Roman Temples project dig is back on site from Monday 9 June for the next six weeks.

published on: 4 June 2014

A novel bio-pesticide created using spider venom and a plant protein has been found to be safe for honeybees - despite being highly toxic to a number of key insect pests.

published on: 4 June 2014

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has found that mitochondrial techniques developed at Newcastle University are safe.

published on: 3 June 2014

Extreme summer rainfall may become more frequent in the UK due to climate change, according to new research led by Newcastle University and the Met Office.

published on: 2 June 2014

Newcastle University is bringing learners around the world to Hadrian’s Wall with its first ever free online course on the FutureLearn social learning platform. 

published on: 2 June 2014