News in September 2015

Planning your retirement, eating healthily and having meaningful social interactions, could all help us to live healthier for longer.

published on: 30 September 2015

A Newcastle University graduate is helping showcase the wonders of engineering to people of all ages across the Emirates through a £1m interactive visitor attraction.

published on: 29 September 2015

An expanded scholarship programme for Chinese scholars to attend Northern universities will offer a boost to the Northern Powerhouse’s international research ambitions.

published on: 29 September 2015

Newcastle University’s Head of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Professor Barrie Mecrow, has been elected a member of the most exclusive fellowship in the engineering profession.

published on: 29 September 2015

A Newcastle University spin-out company, Selective Antibodies Ltd, is part of a group whose work has been awarded the prize of the best European project from over 1,000 projects awarded by the EU.

published on: 25 September 2015

Researchers from Newcastle University and Imperial College London believe they have found a potential new way to target cells of the brain affected by Parkinson’s disease.

published on: 24 September 2015

Work is now almost complete on Newcastle University's new national centre for subsea and offshore engineering.

published on: 24 September 2015

Newcastle University has the most satisfied students in the region, according to The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.

published on: 18 September 2015

While the award of the Booker is of tremendous impact for the winner, the debates about what constitutes a “good” novel do not change substantially, Dr Stacy Gillis writes in The Conversation.

published on: 18 September 2015

A colourful programme of traditional Chinese opera performances will come to Newcastle later this month, as part of a special celebration.

published on: 18 September 2015

Over 18,000 people are expected to visit Newcastle University’s city-centre campus on Saturday 19 September.

published on: 16 September 2015

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Tom Smulders explores how we find a perfect partner.

published on: 16 September 2015

Newcastle University has announced the appointment of acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield as its first ever Visiting Professor of Film Practice.

published on: 16 September 2015

Nearly half of 11-year-olds among some minority ethnic groups in the UK are receiving private tuition outside of school, research has revealed.

published on: 16 September 2015

The first ever spin-out company from the University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has secured a major investment to enable it to grow.

published on: 15 September 2015

Medical research experts will reveal the latest findings in their search to understand more about how dementia develops.

published on: 15 September 2015

SOLE researchers and practitioners are taking to the stage at the UK’s largest educational research conference  (15 Sept) to look at how self-organised learning has moved on.

published on: 15 September 2015

Dr Martin Farr compares the scale of Jeremy Corbyn's victory with those of earlier Labour Party leaders for The Conversation. 

published on: 14 September 2015

The collaboration organisation across the North of England’s most research intensive universities has today (Monday September 14) outlined its new vision for the next four years -  to help promote the region’s world-class capabilities and encourage even closer working relationships between academic innovation, society and industry.

published on: 14 September 2015

A study from Newcastle University is the first to show that high intensity intermittent exercise training improves heart structure and benefits diabetes control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

published on: 10 September 2015

A research project which uses theatre to explore how local communities interact with the planning process has helped a Newcastle University academic win a national award for Research Excellence.

published on: 9 September 2015

Seismic activity across the UK has been analysed for the first time to set a national baseline for earthquakes caused by human activity ahead of any future decisions around fracking.

published on: 9 September 2015

Professor Carol Jagger explains in The Conversation what the post-war baby boom generation can expect as they age.

published on: 8 September 2015

A scientist from Newcastle University is set to begin groundbreaking research to better understand a life-limiting muscle-wasting condition.

published on: 7 September 2015

Species risk being lost if the ongoing degradation of coral reefs in the Caribbean goes beyond a certain critical point, scientists say.

published on: 7 September 2015

Dr Nikki Godden-Rasul writes for The Conversation about the need for young people to be better informed about the law and its implications for 'sexting'. 

published on: 4 September 2015

A database of families of children with autism spectrum disorder held at Newcastle University is shown to be a valuable foundation to improving research into the condition. 

published on: 4 September 2015

Life-science start-up Newcells Biotech Ltd has successfully secured seed investment to build a provision of products and services using stem cells for drug discovery and development. 

published on: 2 September 2015

There are lots of ways to get children thinking about maths, Steve Humble aka Dr Maths, tells The Conversation. 

published on: 1 September 2015

The impact of the First World War on communities across the North East will be explored at a special event.

published on: 1 September 2015