The 2025 PEN Lecture will be delivered by award-winning novelist Kamila Shamsie at Newcastle University's Culture Lab.

published on: 20 May 2025

Bethan Harris and Wilfred Sears are among eight people shortlisted for the fourth North East Emerging Artist Award at Seaton Delaval Hall.

published on: 2 May 2025

A study of NHS-funded hip and knee replacement operations has found fewer surgical admissions within NHS hospitals and rising waiting times even as NHS contracts with private providers have expanded.

published on: 29 April 2025

Writing for The Conversation, Gethin Rees discusses why some people in police custody can face long delays in receiving medication - or be denied access to healthcare altogether.

published on: 28 April 2025

Writing for The Conversation, Sophie Lively discusses how the hyper-individualistic and focused on worth manosphere is a product of neoliberalism.

published on: 28 April 2025

An international team has achieved first integrated, high-efficiency indoor photocapacitor for autonomous edge computing.

published on: 28 April 2025

A new project examines how links between the former Eastern Bloc and Northern Africa have shaped modern art.

published on: 24 April 2025

‘School system rife with blame’ could threaten parents’ mental health when their children struggle with attendance, Newcastle University research has revealed.

published on: 24 April 2025

CARE looks at the realities of the care sector through the eyes of workers and residents.

published on: 24 April 2025

People in police custody with health issues are regularly put at risk because medication is delayed or unavailable due to a lack of medical staff on site.

published on: 22 April 2025

Newcastle experts, part of a worldwide network of scientists, have developed a revolutionary new material that dramatically improves the efficiency and durability of next-generation solar technology.

published on: 17 April 2025

Pioneering surgery by Newcastle University dental experts to cure a sloth’s toothache has been a success.

published on: 17 April 2025

A new project has been launched to improve the sustainability of mollusc farming in Asia – the world’s largest producing region for oysters, mussels and clams.

published on: 16 April 2025

Dr Jonte Hance has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship to help realise the incredible potential of new quantum technologies.

published on: 14 April 2025

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Michael Richardson discusses how hypermasculinity influencers can offer an authentic and positive connection for some young men.

published on: 10 April 2025

A multi-million pound grant has been awarded to Newcastle researchers to tackle challenges facing healthcare workers in remote and deprived areas.

published on: 9 April 2025

A Newcastle University researcher is to conduct a groundbreaking project to review forty years of HIV oral history across the globe with a unique fellowship award.

published on: 8 April 2025

Writing for The Conversation, Michael Richardson offers his recommendation for a book that aims to teach boys what it means to be responsible, compassionate and confident men.

published on: 8 April 2025

Professor Cathrine Degnen, a leading expert in Anthropology, has been elected by her peers to become a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

published on: 1 April 2025