News in April 2017

Newcastle University has risen for the second consecutive year in The Complete University Guide League table.

published on: 26 April 2017

An international collaboration of neuroscientists has shed light on how the brain helps us to predict what is coming next in speech.

published on: 25 April 2017

Newcastle University has appointed Professor Sharon Mavin as the new director of its Business School.

published on: 25 April 2017

Stimulating the brain by taking on leadership roles at work or staying on in education help people stay mentally healthy in later life, according to new research.

published on: 21 April 2017

Exciting collaborations between poets and performers will be music to the ears of visitors to the third Newcastle Poetry Festival.

published on: 20 April 2017

Newcastle and Durham universities have joined forces in an exciting new project aimed at creating 15 successful high technology spin-out companies over the next three years.

published on: 19 April 2017

A huge efficiency drive among eight of the North’s top universities has resulted in a list of key research assets with the potential to save each university significant sums of money.

published on: 18 April 2017

Policymakers must look beyond agriculture if the rural economy is to contribute fully to the future of post-Brexit Britain, say experts at Newcastle University.

published on: 18 April 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Volodymyr Bilotkach discusses how United Airlines could have prevented the overbooking incident.

published on: 12 April 2017

Flood-hit communities are the best placed to collect information about flash flooding which might otherwise be underestimated or missed altogether, scientists at Newcastle University say.

published on: 12 April 2017

One of the largest colonies of gentoo penguins in Antarctica was decimated by volcanic eruptions several times during the last 7,000 years according to a new study.

published on: 11 April 2017

Plans for a new £34 million Learning and Teaching Centre on Newcastle Science Central have been approved.

published on: 11 April 2017

Hackers are able to decipher PINs and passwords just from the way we tilt our phone when we are typing in the information.

published on: 11 April 2017

A study has shown that nearly 40% of severe heart failure patients initially fitted with a mechanical heart which was later removed go on to fully recover.

published on: 10 April 2017

A groundbreaking new document which gives a fresh perspective on how retirement living is defined and the benefits it brings people and communities has been launched.

published on: 7 April 2017

Cancer patients in America are now receiving a life-extending drug developed by scientists at Newcastle University.

published on: 7 April 2017

The achievements of Folk and Traditional Music alumni have been recognised at the prestigious BBC Radio Two Folk Awards 2017.

published on: 7 April 2017

The first building modules of Newcastle University’s largest student accommodation are starting to arrive at Park View Student Village.

published on: 6 April 2017

Professor Ashley Adamson has been named the new director of a £20.5m collaboration set up to tackle the big health challenges of the future.

published on: 5 April 2017

A new study has revealed that family carers of people with cancer are providing support beyond the safe working hours recommended to preserve their health and wellbeing.

published on: 3 April 2017

Newcastle University has won the award for ‘Best university employability strategy’ at this year’s TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards.

published on: 3 April 2017

Newcastle University has reaffirmed its position as one of the UK’s leading centres for cyber security research after being named a Centre of Excellence by Government.

published on: 3 April 2017