Local knowledge, improved evacuation preparedness and resilient mobile phone-based communication channels can enhance Early Warning Systems to reduce loss of life during glacial lake outburst floods.

A £1.25 million grant from the Wolfson Foundation to Newcastle University has brought the Sir Bobby Robson Institute a ...

Writing for The Conversation, Professors Hayley Fowler, Hannah Cloke and Jim McQuaid explore how the wildlife series reveals ...

Newcastle University is leading a study across four NHS ambulance services to help paramedics identify severe strokes more quickly, aiming to speed up treatment and improve patient outcomes.

Writing for The Conversation, Susanna Philippo and Sally Waite discuss how Argos, the dog who waited for Odysseus, reflects ...

A pioneering study led by Newcastle University is looking into the history of the night shift on hospital wards, exploring how the UK can create better, safer working conditions for hospital workers.

Writing for The Conversation, Professors Hayley Fowler and Ed Hawkins discuss how much hotter and more dangerous heatwaves have become because of greenhouse gases, primarily from burning fossil fuels.

Writing for The Conversation, Martin Farr discusses what we've learned from Andy Burnham's first week as Prime Minister.

Writing for The Conversation, Martin Farr and other experts exlore how the UK has changed over the last quarter century as they discuss Blair, populism and the battle over human rights.

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What is a PhD and Doctorate? A PhD – which stands for Doctor of Philosophy - is a doctoral degree that focuses on research in a specific field. PhDs are theoretical and require research efforts to ...

Emotions can reshape and distort our memories, and scientists are now using psychology, neuroscience, and even quantum maths to understand how our sense of timing and accuracy shifts. Experts at ...