Newcastle will soon have a new sculpture from Anthony Gormley, the sculptor responsible for the north east’s iconic Angel of the North statue.
The sculpture – entitled Clasp – is to be installed on the campus of Newcastle University. The artwork – which Gormley will loan to the university –...
Scientists at Newcastle University have managed to make artificial corneas using 3D printers.
The cornea – the outermost layer of the eye – plays an important role in focusing vision. It is possible to transplant donated corneas, but – with around 10 million people worldwide needing cornea surgery to rescue...
A man aiming to run 10K in every country in the world will be visiting Newcastle this weekend.
Dan Thompson will be running 10K – and inviting others to join him – in Newcastle on Saturday 26th May. The run is part of an incredible challenge Dan has undertaken to...
Newcastle City Council would like to hear ideas from community groups and residents’ organisations regarding the future of a much-loved site – the former Brandling Bowling Green and Pavilions in Brandling Park.
The site, situated at the end of Clayton Road, Jesmond, could be used for business, creative or...
Scientists from Newcastle University have discovered that bees have something similar to the ‘sweet tooth’ often found in humans.
The Newcastle researchers found that bees possess sugar-sensing taste neurons. These neurons give the insects intense pleasure when they feed on nectar, encouraging them to hang around and empty the flower...
The Mariana snailfish doesn’t look like the sort of monsters you would imagine inhabit the ocean’s extreme depths.
A slender, almost cute-looking fish, the snailfish – discovered in 2017 by scientists from Newcastle University and the University of Washington – can somehow withstand water pressure equivalent to an elephant standing...
Newcastle-based scientists have created a new type of super-light material – after taking inspiration from the wings of dragonflies.
An international team of experts, led by scientists from Newcastle University, has come up with an innovative form of the material aerogel.
As well as being ultra-light, aerogel is the most porous...
An academic from Newcastle University has co-authored a series of articles claiming that parental diets can have a huge effect on the lifelong health of children.
Writing in the medical journal The Lancet, Professor John Mathers – from the Health Nutritional Research Centre at Newcastle University – argues that parents...
An academic at Newcastle’s Northumbria University is developing a new type of concrete that could massively reduce deaths and injuries in the event of a terrorist attack.
Dr Alan Richardson – in collaboration with colleagues at universities in Canada and India – is working on an innovative material that uses...
Newcastle’s thriving grassroots football scene could soon be benefitting from a large-scale investment.
The city has taken a step closer to being accepted into the Parklife programme – a grassroots football initiative that could pump millions of pounds into footballing facilities in the city.
Parklife is a five-year project that aims...
