Research News

University supports more secure, resilient society

Newcastle University has been selected as a founding member of the UK's new Defence Universities Alliance (DUA).

How the brain's chemical messengers control consciousness and sleep

Researchers have revealed in unprecedented detail how three chemicals interact in the brain to control the transition between sleep, wakefulness, attention and arousal.

Bumblebees hit harder by toxic metals

Bumblebees collect up to seven times the amount of toxic heavy metals as honeybees even when foraging in the same environment, new research has discovered.