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Researchers at the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment have created a material that has huge potential to transform...


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Tags: Cities and Place, Research Excellence, Sustainable Development

Resident-led play street sessions can reduce loneliness and lead to greater community cohesion.

In this blog post, Professor...


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From giant metal heads to T-Rex skeletons, Newcastle University is home to unique cultural venues, activities, and artworks for...


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Tags: Working with Business, Culture and Creative Arts, Cities and Place,

What’s the significance of University Museums and Galleries (UMGs) in the cultural, university, and museum sectors?

Our Dean of...


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Many local councils across England are struggling to manage the greater risks they have been forced to take to balance their...


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Why do so many girls in rural Kenya not complete their education?

Ann Njeri, PDRA (Extragalactic Astrophysics) in the School of...


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Our region is home to many gaming giants, with more innovative companies making the north east their home all the time. We spoke...


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Newcastle University is the current co-host of the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC). Find out how...


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Introducing the Farrell Centre - with its Director, Owen Hopkins. A new public centre that’s aiming to widen the debate about the...


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Tags: Energy, Our City, Cities and Place,

Health inequalities have been increasing in the UK over the last decade, with life expectancy falling in some of our most...


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Tags: One Planet, Cities and Place, Research,

In recent years, we’ve seen an increase in seemingly insurmountable political divides in the general public. But recent research ...


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