Newcastle University

Have you been to the Laing Art Gallery recently? Did you know a group of our staff and students have developed a new tour of some of their most celebrated exhibits?

The self-guided tour invites visitors to uncover ecological themes and issues in the selected work from the Gallery’s collection.

It gives an insight into the industrial history of Newcastle and its environmental impacts and many of the works are from artists with connections to Newcastle and the wider North East.

🥈 Four Newcastle rowers, four silver medals!

A huge congratulations to our four student athletes who recently represented GB Students at the FISU World University Rowing Championships in Ontario, Canada🚣

Imy Woodcock, Gwilym Johnson, Ed Ridley and James Purves-Liddelle all returned with silver medals after competing against university rowers from around the world.

🥈 Imy, Gwilym & Ed - Silver in the Men’s 8
🥈 James - Silver in the Men’s Pair

A fantastic achievement, congratulations to all four! 👏

United to shape Newcastle's future 🤝

Together with Newcastle City Council, we have signed the Poitiers-Granada Declaration, reaffirming our shared commitment to Newcastle and the region.

The European declaration highlights the power of partnership between universities and cities to drive innovation, create opportunity and delivering lasting benefits for local communities.

Building on a long history of collaboration, we'll continue working together to help shape a stronger, more inclusive future for Newcastle.

Read more about this on the link in the comments ⬇️

Congratulations to Daniel Hind, whose poetry collection has won the international UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award 2026 from Struga Poetry Evenings! 👏

Daniel studied for his Undergraduate degree in English Literature and an MA in English Literature 1500-1900 here and is now part of the Research and Innovation team as our Research Integrity Project Officer.

His award-winning collection of poetry, titled New Famous Phrases and published by Broken Sleep Books, responds to and creates new works from past mythologies, folklore, and the work of other writers.

This is only the second time an English poet has won the award, which is bestowed by UNESCO and Struga Poetry Evenings upon the best debut poetry collection internationally.

Congratulations, Daniel!

A £1.25 million grant from the Wolfson Foundation has brought us a significant step closer to the creation of the Sir Bobby Robson Institute - a centre that will allow us to deliver more clinical trials to benefit cancer patients, offering hope to those in the North East and further afield.

The major fundraising boost will help towards developing the £30 million purpose-built cancer clinical trials centre with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based at the Freeman Hospital.

Read more in the link below. ⬇️

This July, we're celebrating a month of extraordinary research, awards, and achievements. 🐝

From discoveries involving bees and dolphins to successes in the British Academy Fellowship elections, we're proud to highlight the impact our community continues to make on innovation and society.

Find out more about our latest news via the link in the comments. ⬇️

Congratulations to Professor Chantal Conneller who has been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences. 👏🎉

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