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Blyth community bright 'Sparks’ highlight a path to Net Zero
A community-led art exhibition in Blyth will showcase how marginalised communities envision, and can contribute to, low-carbon planning in the places they live.
Turning industrial waste into world-first green chemistry
A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology is being launched by the universities of Newcastle, Sheffield and Nottingham.
Team Newcastle take on Great North Run in aid of our students
This year, over 35 colleagues, graduates and supporters are joining #TeamNewcastle in the world’s biggest and best half-marathon to raise vital funds for our 29,000-strong student community.
Comment: Anti-environmentalism - full of contradictions
Writing for The Conversation, Alastair Bonnett discusses how anti-environmentalism is gaining ground, particularly among voices on the right, but the messages it offers are often contradictory.
Comment: Clownfish shrink during marine heatwaves
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Theresa Rueger, Melissa Versteeg and Dr Chancey MacDonald discuss a new study they led which found that clownfish shrink in response to heat stress.
Shrinking Nemo: Clownfish survive heatwaves by shrinking
Clownfish have been shown to shrink in order to survive heat stress and avoid social conflict, Newcastle University research reveals.