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Newcastle University recognised with geography award

Newcastle University has been awarded the Highly Commended Geographical Association Publishers Award for its collaboration with Time for Geography, the UK’s open-access, dedicated video platform.

Newcastle historians mark General Strike centenary

To mark the 100th anniversary of the British General Strike and miners’ lock-out of 1926, historians at Newcastle University are organising a series of events on its enduring legacy.

Neolithic tombs reveal ancient kinship ties

Male individuals buried in Neolithic chambered tombs in northern Scotland were often related to each other through the paternal line and some were interred in the same or nearby tombs, research shows.