News in May 2017

A series of special events next month will see members of the public join together in building a more accurate picture of the diversity of marine life around the UK’s coastline.

published on: 30 May 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Damien Hall discusses why politicians are using unparliamentary language during the general election campaign.

published on: 30 May 2017

A Newcastle University expert is leading a new study which aims to resolve a longstanding debate about how and when people first came to the Americas.

published on: 27 May 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Colin Murray discusses what the Manchester attack leaks mean for the UK-US intelligence-sharing relationship.

published on: 26 May 2017

Dr Adam Behr is among The Conversation panel of experts providing their perspectives on The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which turns 50 on June 1.

published on: 25 May 2017

Suicide rates among people with autism in England have reached “worryingly” high levels, according to experts writing in the Lancet Psychiatry.

published on: 25 May 2017

Fingerprinting official documents could provide a cost-effective way to prevent forgery, new research shows.

published on: 25 May 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Matt Wood discusses the Newcastle University study which asked people to imagine how virtual reality could change pornography.

published on: 23 May 2017

Public invited to take part in a major debate about the true ‘cost’ of flooding.

published on: 23 May 2017

The most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer has been identified as seven separate conditions each needing a different treatment, new research has revealed.

published on: 22 May 2017

Newcastle has appointed internationally renowned Endocrinologist, Professor Brian Walker, as its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research Strategy and Resources, a post he will take up in September.

published on: 19 May 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Sadek Kessous discusses the ways that the new Alien: Covenant film falls short of the original's trailblazing feminism.

published on: 19 May 2017

Professor Andrew Husband has been appointed as the Head of the newly-created School of Pharmacy at Newcastle University, which will take in the first students this September.

published on: 19 May 2017

How the latest digital technology could blur the line between reality and fantasy, pushing the dangers of porn to a whole new level.

published on: 19 May 2017

Time is running out for audiences, musicians, venues and promoters to have a say about live music, as researchers try to build the most accurate picture possible of live music in the UK.

published on: 17 May 2017

The Assignment takes you on a journey into your city, where you will uncover stories from just around the corner and from the other side of the world.

published on: 15 May 2017

A new study suggests that most five-year-olds can watch up to three hours of television a day with few ill effects on their language skills by the time they leave primary school

published on: 15 May 2017

Patients with Type 1 diabetes will benefit from a unique Newcastle University research facility aimed at significantly advancing treatment for those with the condition.

published on: 11 May 2017

Newcastle University has won Business/Industry Collaboration of the Year at the Educate North awards for its innovative partnership with Northumbrian Water.

published on: 10 May 2017

Two distinguished researchers from Newcastle University have joined world-leading scientists elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

published on: 8 May 2017

Scientists have uncovered evidence that a deficiency in the skin’s barrier is key to triggering eczema.

published on: 4 May 2017

A new generation of prosthetic limbs which will allow the wearer to reach for objects automatically, without thinking – just like a real hand – are to be trialled for the first time.

published on: 3 May 2017

The football world has recently been rocked by a string of allegations of sexual abuse.

published on: 3 May 2017

A rare performance of work by one of Elizabethan literature’s most celebrated writers will be taking place at the Globe Theatre next month.

published on: 3 May 2017

Writing for The Conversation, Professor John Wildman, Dr Nils Braakmann and Dr Muhammad Waqas look at the position of immigrants on further immigration.

published on: 3 May 2017

Brexit’s Great Repeal Bill will axe the right to health, warn experts in The BMJ today.

published on: 2 May 2017