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Can recycled plastic help to reduce your energy bills?

16 April 2025
Newcastle University researchers have developed a mortar made from recycled plastic and silica...
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Gaining Net Zero industry insights with a PhD through PINZ

7 April 2025
Established in response to environmental concerns, Onunda offers a unique next-generation solution...
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Illustration of pregnant women, health professionals and babies

Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures: our work in maternal and newborn health

4 April 2025
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April 2025, kicks off a year-long global campaign on maternal and...
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Vaughan Lewis Icefall and down Gilkey Glacier, Alaska

Why should we preserve glaciers?

19 March 2025
Glaciers matter. They play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate, storing freshwater, and...
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Rapidly melting and retreating glaciers of the Himalayas on the verge of disappearance.

Why should we care about Himalayan glaciers?

19 March 2025
The Himalayan glaciers are not just icy landscapes; they are lifelines for millions of people and...
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Image of an integrated electric drive

How we’re influencing the UK's future electrification strategy

11 March 2025
The global transition to an all-electric society is reshaping our world, driving advancements in...
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Illustration of the audio universe tour

This is how we're opening up the universe to the blind

10 February 2025
The size, shape, formation and backstory of the universe has been the cause of fascination for...
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Man with Parkinsons is interviewed for UHURU film

Witchcraft and demons: perceptions of Parkinson’s disease in Africa

24 January 2025
Witchcraft, curses, and devils. This is the diagnosis often given to patients living with...
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Collage of images including a shot of a glacier, a slug, a forest and the Helix site in Newcastle

Our 2024 research and innovation round up

13 December 2024
As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some highlights...
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A line of fencing along the road near the US-Mexico border.

Border crises? Managing landscapes for people and nature

24 October 2024
Dr Charlotte Veal from the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape reflects on the...
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A bumblebee on a purple flower

Are bees pessimistic?

24 October 2024
New research has revealed that bumblebees respond to stress in a way that resembles human emotions,...
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The design, management, and programming of innovation districts

23 October 2024
Developing innovation districts has become a popular strategy around the world to catalyse economic...
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