Skip to content

Newcastle University

Artist's impression of how Newcastle University's new student accommodation in Spital Tongues will look. The CGI is pictured from above showing a tightly packed series of red brick high-rise blocks in a corner of open parkland.

University's £274m student halls plan approved

Plans are approved despite concerns from residents about overdevelopment of the area.

A computerised image of breasts with tissue in the right breast lit up.

Prototype 'to light up' hidden breast cancers

The machine will detect cancer "hidden" in dense breast tissue, scientists say.

A computer-generated image of a male student with a backpack walking down a path towards the new halls. There are multiple tall, brown blocks surrounded by trees and grassland. Two female students are walking down the same path, exiting the halls.

Uni's £274m student halls set for approval

Planners are set to approve Newcastle University's plans on Friday despite concerns from residents.

Teesside University's campus. A sign containing a map of the campus stands on a lawn outside one of the university buildings. There are a number of trees behind it, all without leaves.

Universities get £9m to turn research to business

Durham University's head says the money could benefit local communities through new businesses.

Jim Mann standing in a field holding a jar of the basalt rock powder. He has short dark hair and is wearing a black puffer jacket.

Carbon capture company wins $5m to scale up

Researchers at Newcastle University were "instrumental" in developing the technology, UNDO says.

Ex-mining town worst hit by Pip cuts, study claims

Researchers look at the possible effects of disability benefit cuts across English constituencies.

A man wearing a white hair net-style cap over his head with wires.

Trial aims to silence tinnitus before it takes hold

The Newcastle study gives both electrical stimulus and sound therapy to people with early tinnitus.

Dozens of picketers stand on the street holding up various placards. One says "Newcastle student staff solidarity", another reads "Strike against job cuts".

University staff to strike for three more days

The move follows 14 days of industrial action which have already taken place this year.

A man's hands being handcuffed by a female police officer. Only their hands can been seen.

Police detainees 'at risk from delayed medication'

Newcastle University researchers say those in police custody do not receive medicine fast enough.