A new show exploring the bug world as never seen before is being created by Cap-a-Pie theatre company with young people and a Newcastle University scientist.

published on: 2 May 2023

A plant-based compound purified from the traditional Chinese herb, Astragalus, has the potential to improve the outcome of heart attack patients, new research has revealed.

published on: 28 April 2023

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Willow Berridge explains how the legacy of Bashir’s rule is central to the latest round of conflict.

published on: 26 April 2023

A Newcastle University academic will provide an expert view on Women, Peace and Security, with particular reference to the war in Ukraine, at a high-level Defence meeting.

published on: 25 April 2023

A research trial putting Artificial Intelligence to the test has recruited its final patient as the team leading the study now look at how it could help save lives from bowel cancer.

published on: 20 April 2023

New findings have revealed that nearly a quarter (23%) of participants who were in remission from type 2 diabetes at two years in a clinical trial remained in remission at five years.

published on: 19 April 2023

A new report has found a worrying pattern of lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and worse health and wellbeing in the North of England.

published on: 19 April 2023

Visitors to the Farrell Centre’s opening weekend will be able to design their own town and draw the city’s skyline.

published on: 18 April 2023

Leaders in policy, research and industry are being brought together to identify the barriers to the mass take up of electric vehicles (EV) and other electromobility.

published on: 17 April 2023

The UK’s free trade deal is a major threat to public health, experts warn.

published on: 13 April 2023

Newcastle University researchers have created high-efficiency, sustainable solar cells that harness ambient light to power Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

published on: 13 April 2023

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Christine Batchelor and her colleague Dr Frazer Christie discuss what their discovery about the speed of ice sheet retreat may mean for Antarctica.

published on: 11 April 2023

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Richard Bevan and Dr Katrina Davis discuss the grey seals' return to UK waters but warn that their situation remains precarious.

published on: 6 April 2023

Ice sheets can retreat up to 600 metres a day during periods of climate warming, 20 times faster than the highest rate of retreat previously measured.

published on: 5 April 2023

Dr Rebecca Woods has been chosen as one of the UK’s 10 most promising arts and humanities early career researchers.

published on: 4 April 2023