Researchers have discovered mountain ranges and three huge, deep subglacial valleys from data collected during the first modern aerogeophysical survey of the South Pole region.

published on: 25 May 2018

Freedom City 2017 has been voted the Best Overall Event and Fine Art PhD student, Narbi Price, has won best Visual Artist in culture awards.

published on: 24 May 2018

Professor Richard Dawson talks to BBC Radio 4 as part of the ‘Climate Change and Me’ series to discuss the dramatic changes to our planet that have occurred in his lifetime.

published on: 24 May 2018

The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.

published on: 23 May 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Gordon Port explains why the skies are filled with greenfly and how to get rid of them.

published on: 22 May 2018

£4.8 million research programme will look at how we better maintain and monitor our infrastructure.

published on: 16 May 2018

Lack of “happiness” hormone makes rice plants less attractive to insects

published on: 15 May 2018

The latest development in the partnership between Siemens and Newcastle University is launched today to accelerate digitalisation and meet the needs of an increasingly-digitalised society.

published on: 15 May 2018

Scientists have discovered bees linger on a flower, emptying it of nectar, because they have sugar-sensing taste neurons which work together to prolong the pleasure of the sweetness.

published on: 10 May 2018

Researchers at Newcastle University look at impact of automated decision making in banking has on consumer trust.

published on: 10 May 2018

Women going through the menopause experience a range of both physical and psychological symptoms and the effect can be hugely inconvenient and embarrassing, writes Dr Meera Vijayaraghavan.

published on: 4 May 2018

Why conservation policies which value species based on their ‘usefulness’ are putting birds like the humble crow at risk.

published on: 3 May 2018

Experts from Newcastle University are working with colleagues at Ardhi University in Tanzania to tackle one of the world’s biggest dangers to health.

published on: 3 May 2018

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Oliver Heidrich and Dr Diana Reckien provide an overview of where EU cities stand in terms of mitigating and adapting to climate change.

published on: 3 May 2018

Canine volunteers are being sought in a bid to better understand one of the most common health problems affecting the nation’s 8.5 million dogs.

published on: 2 May 2018

A new species of fish discovered 8,000 metres down has been named one of the most remarkable new species of 2017 by the World Register of Marine Species.

published on: 26 April 2018

A team of international scientists have created a new form of highly-efficient, low-cost insulation based on the wings of a dragonfly.

published on: 26 April 2018

Newcastle University has moved to a higher position in a prestigious national league table.

published on: 25 April 2018

Tributes have been paid to one of the region’s best-known scientists and an internationally-renowned hydrogeologist and environmental engineer.

published on: 24 April 2018

Two new electric vehicle rapid filling stations are planned for motorists in Newcastle and Sunderland.

published on: 13 April 2018

A platform bringing together world-leading diagnostic resources and expertise to develop new and innovative technologies to improve patient health and wellbeing has been launched.

published on: 11 April 2018

Experts at Newcastle University are part of a new project to drive forward collaboration to bring the Internet of Things into our daily lives.

published on: 9 April 2018

The North East’s universities are joining forces to commercialise research and boost the region’s economy after a Minister announced £4.9m in Government funding.

published on: 29 March 2018

Cancer patients in Europe could soon receive a life-extending drug invented and developed by scientists at Newcastle University.

published on: 26 March 2018

Professor Phil Taylor explains why the Government’s decision to refuse an open cast mine at Druridge Bay will set a benchmark for the future of energy in the UK.

published on: 23 March 2018

Newcastle University and its Students’ Union have announced the winners of the first round of a new competition to find the students who have gone ‘above and beyond’ in their community.

published on: 23 March 2018

Writing for Cambridge Consultants, Nicola Millar explains how we are working to develop a drug-free approach for managing menopausal hot flushes.

published on: 22 March 2018

Newcastle’s global hub for urban innovation enters next phase in development.

published on: 22 March 2018

Newcastle University has been awarded one of only ten prestigious Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programmes.

published on: 20 March 2018

Newcastle University has appointed Professor Nigel Harkness as its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

published on: 20 March 2018

A group of subsea engineers from Newcastle University and Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) have reached the finals of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to find new ways to map the ocean floor.

published on: 8 March 2018

Why the need for evidence-based research is more important than ever before.

published on: 7 March 2018

The full programme for the Great Exhibition of the North 2018 has been announced.

published on: 28 February 2018

The risk of man-made earthquakes due to fracking is greatly reduced if high-pressure fluid injection used to crack underground rocks is 895m away from faults in the Earth’s crust.

published on: 28 February 2018

Newcastle University subjects are among the world’s best, according to global higher education rankings.

published on: 28 February 2018

A team of scientists have headed to the world’s biggest iceberg to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years.

published on: 23 February 2018

Landmark study shows the impact of flooding, droughts and heatwaves by 2050-2100 will exceed previous predictions.

published on: 21 February 2018

A century after Sir Alexander Fleming made two of the most important medical breakthroughs, scientists have unlocked the secret of how his discoveries may contribute to recurrent patient infections.

published on: 15 February 2018

Strict controls would be “a necessity” to minimise the risk of spills and leaks from any future UK shale gas industry, according to new research.

published on: 15 February 2018

A bionic hand that can ‘see’ objects and pick them up by itself has won a prestigious 2018 Netexplo UNESCO Award in Paris.

published on: 13 February 2018

Residents across Newcastle are being asked to nominate students who have gone above and beyond to support their community.

published on: 12 February 2018

Experts from Newcastle University are contributing to this year’s Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival.

published on: 9 February 2018

Miniature glasses have revealed a new form of 3D vision in praying mantises that could lead to simpler visual processing for robots.

published on: 8 February 2018

Researchers have found that laboratory mice moved by tail handling rather than by tunnel are less responsive to reward which has implications for designing and interpreting scientific studies.

published on: 8 February 2018

Newcastle University has been awarded £5.2 million for doctoral training starting September 2018.

published on: 7 February 2018

Newcastle University energy expert Dr Sara Walker sheds light on the very first fairy lights as part of BBC TWO’S ‘Inside the Factory’ Christmas Special.

published on: 18 December 2017

Newcastle University’s head glassblower Robyn Hare reveals the artistic side of science.

published on: 4 December 2017