University of Newcastle NewsNewcastle University : Press ReleaseNewcastle University spends 2.2m on student access schemes- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Newcastle University has ploughed back more than 2 million from student tuition fees into bursaries, scholarships and outreach schemes, a report reveals today (Thursday, 24 January 2008).http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1201099431 Stem cell firm selects Newcastle for European base- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A leading Korean biotechnology company has opened its European division at Newcastle University to develop its stem cell research programme.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1201257419 Mitochondrial 'bottleneck' cracked: new hope for disease prediction- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Scientists have shown for the first time how a particular family of diseases are passed down from mother to child and how this can lead to the severity of the disease differing widely.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1201517543 Newcastle scientists develop 'future proof' computer systems- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Computer scientists from Newcastle University are leading an 18 million (13.4m) EU project designed to make technology - from mobile phones to satellites more robust and reliable.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1201607424 Sally races to national engineering award- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A Newcastle University student has won a major award at the Young Woman Engineer of the Year ceremony in London.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1202299690 Specially designed soils could help combat climate change- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1207223045 Dementia research leader honoured- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A Newcastle University expert in ageing has been honoured with a new building.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1212151287 Microbes could boost world energy supply- (Found June 19, 2008 ) British and Canadian scientists expect to begin trials next month to find out whether microbes can unlock the vast amount of energy trapped in the world's unrecoverable heavy oil deposits.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1209472719 Microbes could be the key to coral death- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Coral reefs could be dying out because of changes to the microbes that live in them just as much as from the direct rise in temperature caused by global warming.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1207903810 Inquiry reveals proposals for crofting's future- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The Committee of Inquiry on Crofting, chaired by Professor Mark Shucksmith of Newcastle University, has presented its report and recommendations to the Scottish Government to help maximise croftings contribution to a successful Scotland.http://www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/press.release/content.phtml?ref=1210749762 |