Other notable figures being honoured are Leon Restaurants co-founder Henry Dimbleby will be made an Honorary Doctor of ...

The award-winning writer will be speaking to Professor Preti Taneja, Director Newcastle University’s Centre for the Literary ...

Unlike almost all of Thatcher’s ministers, Tebbit did not go to university, but left school at 16 to encounter the “closed ...

Writing for The Conversation, Bernard Hay, Head of Policy at the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, gives his ...

Blitz spirit refers to the resilience, unity and stoic determination of civilians during the German bombing raids (the Blitz) ...

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered – and ...

Ancient mathematical texts that played a key role in constructing the Roman empire will be transformed for the 21st century ...

A community-led art exhibition in Blyth will showcase how marginalised communities envision, and can contribute to, ...

The story of six Chinese sailors buried in a Newcastle graveyard will provide the setting for an event exploring new ways to ...

Professor Jane Robinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Engagement & Place, has been appointed to the new Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion, to build a more connected sense of community in the UK.

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing - resulting in millions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs.

An exciting, one-day event designed to introduce young people to the world of economics through the lens of football—a subject they know and love.