(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University professors Hayley Fowler and Chris Evans, along with Dr. Marina Romanello, have been appointed to the UK’s Climate Change Committee’s Adaptation Committee. They will provide expertise on climate resilience as the UK faces rising climate risks, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The University of East Anglia (UEA) has received £1.8 million in funding to establish a new research unit focused on gastrointestinal infections, alongside £1 million for the Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB). Located in Norwich and part of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Gwynne, Gastrointestinal Infections, Health Unit, investment, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Newcastle University, partnership, Paul Hunter, Prof. Martin Warren, Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), sustainability, UK Health Security Agency, University of East Anglia
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle and Northumbria universities have renewed their partnership through the Collaborative Newcastle Universities Agreement, aiming to support Newcastle’s health, economic growth, and environmental sustainability. This partnership focuses on community initiatives like expanding educational access, promoting student well-being, and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Dr. Kenneth Rankin, an honorary senior lecturer at Newcastle University, was bestowed with the prestigious Researcher of the Year award at The Bone Idols 2024 ceremony for his outstanding contributions to surgical oncology. Recognized for his remarkable innovation … Read the full press release
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Tagged Awards, Cancer, Dr. Kenneth Rankin, leadership, national award, Newcastle University, Surgical Innovation
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University is welcoming hundreds of schoolchildren for the ‘Exploring Polar Environments’ day, an initiative organized by polar scientists to educate students about polar science and the career prospects it offers. The event aims to challenge stereotypes surrounding … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Dr. Susanna Phillippo, a Senior Lecturer in Classics at Newcastle University, has collaborated with English Heritage on a comprehensive interpretative resource aimed at providing visitors to Belsay Hall, Castle, and Gardens with insights into the historical and architectural … Read the full press release
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Tagged academic, Belsay Hall, Dr. Susanna Phillippo, Mark Douglas, Newcastle University
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University has been awarded the Excellence in Internationalisation honor by the European Association for International Education (EAIE). This prestigious accolade celebrates the university’s exceptional approach to integrating international research and educational opportunities, focusing on addressing societal and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Award, climate change, EAIE, Excellence in Internationalisation, higher education, inclusivity, International Mobility Strategic Plan, Muhammed Topdas, Newcastle University, NUWE, Professor Chris Day, Professor Ievgenii Gerasimov, sustainability, UK–Ukraine Twinning Initiative, University of Sanctuary, War Childhood Museum
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University has been awarded funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Incubator award to expand capacity in applied health and care research methodology. Led by Professor Dawn Teare, the renewal of the Applied … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University has been awarded over £37 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to address public health and social care issues. The funding will be used to establish a Research Support Service (RSS) … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Newcastle University, partnership, Policy Research Units (PRUs), Professor Ashley Adamson, Professor Barbara Hanrattyo, Professor Dawn Teare, Professor Emily Oliver, Professor Falko Sniehotta, Professor Helen Hancock, Professor Lucy Chappell, Public Health Challenges, Research Support, Research Support Service (RSS), RSS Public Health Specialist Centre, wellness
(IN BRIEF) A study conducted by Newcastle University has unveiled the ecological threats posed by small-scale fisheries in Thailand. The research provides the first-ever estimate of marine megafauna catch in Thailand’s small-scale fisheries, including rays, sharks, sea turtles, dolphins, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged crab gillnets, Dr Andrew Temple, Dr Thevarit Svarachorn, ecological threats, gillnets, marine megafauna, Newcastle University, Professor Per Berggren, shrimp trammel nets, Small-Scale Fisheries, sustainability, THAILAND
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University educators have been honored with prestigious awards for their exceptional impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession. Professor Ruth Valentine and Dr Joanna Matthan have been named National Teaching Fellows for their contributions to widening … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University researchers, Professor Akane Kawamura and Dr James Dawson, have been awarded prestigious prizes by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Professor Kawamura received the Jeremy Knowles Award for her innovative work in developing technologies and chemical probes … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged chemical sciences, chemistry, Dr Helen Pain, Dr James Dawson, Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize, Jeremy Knowles Award, Newcastle University, Professor Akane Kawamura, Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes
(IN BRIEF) The North East Raising Aspiration Partnership (NERAP), consisting of five universities in the North East region of the UK, including Newcastle, Durham, Northumbria, Sunderland, and Teesside, has been awarded the Widening Access Partnership of the Year at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2023 National Education Opportunities Network, care system, Durham University, Eddy Conniff, higher education, national education award, NEON awards, NERAP, Newcastle, Newcastle University, North East Raising Aspiration Partnership, Northumbria University, Professor Jane Robinson, Regional Care Leaver Covenant, Sunderland University, Teesside University, Wendy Price OBE
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University has partnered with New Writing North to sponsor the Gordon Burn Prize for three years. The prize, which recognizes and celebrates bold writing that often finds its readers outside the mainstream, was launched in 2012 by … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) have been selected as the new hosts of the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC), which provides independent research and policy recommendations for the UK’s creative industries. … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AHRC, Andy Haldane, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Creative Industries Policy, Creative PEC, Evidence Centre, George Freeman, Giorgio Fazio, Hasan Bakhshi MBE, Newcastle University, Professor Christopher Smith, Professor Nigel Harkness, Royal Society of Arts, RSA
(PRESS RELEASE) NEWCASTLE, 14-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Newcastle University, a UK public research university and a member of the Russell Group, and WMG at the University of Warwick, a public research university ranked the 10th in the UK, have announced … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Education, Industrial, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged domestic battery manufacturing, Dr Benjamin Silverstone, electric vehicle production, electrification, electrification revolution, Newcastle University, Professor Colin Herron CBE, Professor Pam Thomas, talent pipeline, transport electrification, University of Warwick, WMG, Zero Carbon Futures
(PRESS RELEASE) SWINDON, 7-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — UK Research and Innovation, non-departmental public body of the Government of UK that directs research and innovation funding, has announced the launch of a new online astronomy resource aimed at blind and partially … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged astronomers, astronomical data, Audio Universe, blind professional astronomers, blind school pupil, Cosmology, Dr Chris Harrison, Dr Nic Bonne, educational astronomy, gravitation, Jenni Chambers, Newcastle University, planetariums, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Sky, Solar System, space, star, STEM, STFC, STRAUSS, tour of the Universe, universe, University of Portsmouth, vision impairment
(PRESS RELEASE) NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, 10-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Civil rights leader Martin Luther King and famed diplomat and archaeologist Gertrude Bell are featured in a new BBC series where members of the public vote for the 20th century’s greatest icon. … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Media, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Albert Einstein, BBC, Dr Ben Houston, Gertrude Bell, history, Icons, Mahatma Ghandi, Marie Curie, Martin Luther King, Newcastle University, Virginia Woolf
(PRESS RELEASE) NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, 10-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Historical memorials The Victorian era is often regarded as a pivotal moment in British society’s attitudes towards animals. It was during this period that the RSPCA was established and several new … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged animal, animal memorials, animals, Dr Eric Tourigny, gravestone, Greyfriars Bobby, headstones, memorials, Newcastle University, online archive, pets, plaques, RSPCA, statues
Fife, Scotland, 04-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A breakthrough in catalysis research by academics at the Universities of St Andrews and Newcastle could lead to the development of clean diesel engine technology and help combat air pollution. Catalysis is an important process … Read the full press release
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