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More than two tonnes of spilled nurdles may still be in the River Tyne
An estimated 2.2 tonnes of plastic pellets, equivalent to around one in eight of those spilled into the River Tyne, remained in the estuary six weeks after the incident, according to new modelling.
AMAST network moves from listening to action on farm antimicrobial use
Newcastle University researchers are helping turn the UK’s priorities on antimicrobial resistance in agriculture into practical action.
Climate change contributing to permafrost thawing and glacial thinning
The catastrophic rock and ice collapse on the northern Nepalese border was influenced by a range of climatic and geological factors, most of which are worsened by the impacts of climate change.
Sustainability leader honoured by Newcastle University
An international leader in sustainability and clean-energy transition has been recognised by the University with a Professorship of Practice
Newcastle University academics welcomed to Academy of Social Sciences
Three Newcastle University academics have been awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of their contributions to the field.
UN report sets out path to return below 1.5°C
The world set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures.