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published on: 25 March 2020

The hidden story of the last transatlantic slave trade survivor

published on: 25 March 2020

Two research projects co-led by Newcastle University archaeologists have been successful at the national Current Archaeology awards.

published on: 6 March 2020

A Newcastle University academic has been chosen as one of a small group of inspirational women at the forefront of innovation in the global financial technology (FinTech) sector.

published on: 6 March 2020

Newcastle University research has uncovered the presence of plastic in a new species of deep-sea amphipods which has been discovered in one of the deepest places on earth.

published on: 5 March 2020

Blue Shield signs agreement with International Committee of the Red Cross

published on: 14 February 2020

Experts put spotlight on language development in Arabic speaking countries

published on: 6 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Niki Rust explains how the climate crisis is turning Chile’s livestock ranchers against wild herbivores.

published on: 6 February 2020

Writing for The Conversation, Newcastle University's Dr Ben Burville together with colleagues at Monash University, Australia, share the first ever footage of a seal clapping underwater.

published on: 3 February 2020

A grey seal has been captured on camera clapping its flippers underwater for the very first time.

published on: 2 February 2020

A ground-breaking new vision for affordable homes to suit all generations is being put forward for Newcastle Helix - a 24-acre vibrant innovation district in Newcastle’s city centre.

published on: 31 January 2020

Patterns of brain connectivity take us a step closer to understanding the key principles of cognition.

published on: 30 January 2020

The time it takes for species to respond to conservation measures – known as an ‘ecological time lag’ – could be partly masking any real progress that is being made, experts have warned.

published on: 27 January 2020

A 3-D model of how a Northumberland river has changed course over the past 150 years is helping scientists better understand the risk of it flooding in the future.

published on: 27 January 2020

The damage visible and infrared light can do to our skin has been revealed for the first time in new research by scientists at Newcastle University.

published on: 24 January 2020

The UK’s largest testbed for sustainable drainage systems is providing a blueprint for how our cities should be designed in the future in order to reduce the risk of flooding.

published on: 24 January 2020

Archaeologists at Newcastle University are thanking community volunteers for their help in protecting, preserving and interpreting the remains of Hadrian's Wall.

published on: 24 January 2020

Analysis reveals where prehistoric Italian communities got their copper, from Tuscany and beyond.

published on: 22 January 2020

A new analysis of the clinical trials of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer raises doubts about the vaccines’ effectiveness.

published on: 22 January 2020

One of the world’s leading experts who developed revolutionary science demonstrating that type 2 diabetes is a reversible condition has launched his new book.

published on: 10 January 2020

A project to record graffiti made by Roman soldiers before it is lost to the elements forever has been shortlisted for Rescue Project of the Year in the Current Archaeology awards.

published on: 8 January 2020

Professor Sally Shortall, Duke of Northumberland Chair of Rural Economy at Newcastle University, explains why women are key to the survival of the farming industry.

published on: 7 January 2020

A Newcastle University academic has won a prestigious fellowship from the British Academy and Wolfson Foundation.

published on: 6 December 2019

Households in the UK would support a return to the use of hydrogen as a domestic fuel and believe it would have a positive environmental impact.

published on: 22 November 2019

For the past two decades a team of Newcastle University experts have been asking important questions about some of the most contentious advances in medical research of recent times.

published on: 21 November 2019