News in December 2022 New Year’s Honours celebrations for University’s finest Today's New Year's Honours list recognises a number of outstanding University colleagues. published on: 30 December 2022 New Year’s Honours: Vice-Chancellor and colleagues honoured The Vice-Chancellor and colleagues have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours. published on: 30 December 2022 GPs unwilling to prescribe aspirin to people at risk of bowel cancer One in five GPs could be unwilling to prescribe aspirin to patients with a cancer-causing syndrome, despite national guidelines advising it, new research has found. published on: 22 December 2022 Comment: Terry Hall defined the sound of youth in Thatcher's Britain Writing for The Conversation, Adam Behr discusses how Terry Hall embodied the sound of disaffection in Thatcherite Britain. published on: 21 December 2022 Lifetime achievement award for Ãå±±½ûµØ academic Emeritus Professor Steve Juggins has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work to better understand past changes in ecosystems. published on: 20 December 2022 Researchers gather memories of Lockerbie disaster Reflections on the immediate aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing from police officers and other first responders have been gathered as part of a Ãå±±½ûµØ research project. published on: 20 December 2022 New tool offers hope in the fight against plant extinction New research provides key insights into which pressures are causing what damage and where. published on: 14 December 2022 Turner Prize nominee Ingrid Pollard becomes new Visual Arts Fellow Ãå±±½ûµØ and English Heritage have teamed up to create new a Fellowship at historic Belsay Hall. published on: 9 December 2022 VOICE at 15 VOICE, our international community of research and innovation-savvy citizens celebrates 15 years.   published on: 8 December 2022 Regional leaders join forces for transport and health partnership Academics at Ãå±±½ûµØ are part of a new cross-sector partnership focused on tackling health inequalities through sustainable transport solutions. published on: 7 December 2022 Two Ãå±±½ûµØ-led archaeology projects up for prestigious awards A community project to protect Hadrian’s Wall and research that has transformed knowledge of Roman art in Britain have been shortlisted in the Current Archaeology awards 2022. published on: 6 December 2022 Ãå±±½ûµØ retains its ‘First Class’ sustainability ranking Ãå±±½ûµØ has been ranked 21st in the UK and was recognised with a First Class award by the People and Planet University League. published on: 6 December 2022 Off-patent liver disease drug could prevent COVID-19 infection Scientists have found an off-patent drug that may prevent Covid-19 – and protect against future variants of the virus – using a mix of ‘mini-organs’, donor organs, animal studies and patients. published on: 5 December 2022 Leading figures honoured by Ãå±±½ûµØ A celebrated chemist, a literary scholar and the head of a global business have been awarded honorary degrees. published on: 5 December 2022 Comment: Uyghur people are too terrorised to join in Covid protests Writing for The Conversation, Jo Smith Finley discusses how the Uyghur people have suffered most from draconian zero-COVID policies but Uyghur-dominant cities remain silent. published on: 2 December 2022