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By Newcastle University On March 8, 2021

Shakespeare and Social Justice

He died more than 400 years ago but Shakespeare’s plays and poetry are still being performed, interpreted and understood in...

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By Newcastle University On March 8, 2021

Safeguarding the Past

Newcastle University experts are protecting cultural property and preserving unique archives around the world.

Newcastle...

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By Newcastle University On February 14, 2021

The Last Two Transatlantic Slave Trade Survivors Discovered

The untold stories of the last two transatlantic slave trade survivors were uncovered thanks to the painstaking research of Dr...

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By Newcastle University On December 3, 2020

November 2020 News Round Up

Our monthly round up of news from across our University

Ageing and Health

November was a busy month for announcements from our...

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By Emma Whipday On October 14, 2020

The true crime stories that inspired Shakespeare

Co-winner of the 2020 Shakespeare’s Globe Book Award, Dr Emma Whipday explores Shakespeare’s Domestic Tragedies.

In 1551,...

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By Ivan Stacy On September 24, 2020

Complicity, and what fiction can tell us about it

Alumnus Dr Ivan Stacy considers works by Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro and Albert Camus and the light they shed on...

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By Sinéad Morrissey On August 26, 2020

Seeing Red: An Anatomy of an Irish Communist Childhood

Professor of Creative Writing, Sinéad Morrissey, introduces her forthcoming Leverhulme Research Fellowship

I have been awarded...

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Tags: Culture & Creative Arts, Poetry

By Amy Cousins On January 15, 2020

Creative Arts at Newcastle: From CBE Awards to Folk Supergroups

We pride ourselves in housing a rich tapestry of academics, writers and artists within the arts and culture field. No other...

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Shakespeare and Social Justice

He died more than 400 years ago but Shakespeare’s plays and poetry are still being performed, interpreted and understood in...

Safeguarding the Past

Newcastle University experts are protecting cultural property and preserving unique archives around the world.

The Last Two Transatlantic Slave Trade Survivors Discovered

The untold stories of the last two transatlantic slave trade survivors were uncovered thanks to the painstaking research of Dr...

November 2020 News Round Up

Our monthly round up of news from across our University

Ageing and Health

The true crime stories that inspired Shakespeare

Co-winner of the 2020 Shakespeare’s Globe Book Award, Dr Emma Whipday explores Shakespeare’s Domestic Tragedies.

Complicity, and what fiction can tell us about it

Alumnus Dr Ivan Stacy considers works by Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro and Albert Camus and the light they shed on...

Seeing Red: An Anatomy of an Irish Communist Childhood

Professor of Creative Writing, Sinéad Morrissey, introduces her forthcoming Leverhulme Research Fellowship

Creative Arts at Newcastle: From CBE Awards to Folk Supergroups

We pride ourselves in housing a rich tapestry of academics, writers and artists within the arts and culture field. No other...