News in March 2022 Ãå±±½ûµØ academic announced as a New Generation Thinker Dr Emma Whipday has been named as one of this year’s New Generation Thinkers. published on: 31 March 2022 INSIGHTS Public Lectures return to campus Ãå±±½ûµØâ€™s popular INSIGHTS Public Lectures will make a welcome return to campus after Easter. published on: 31 March 2022 Study reveals the impact of climate change on the ‘Frozen Continent’ Warmer summers and meltwater lakes are threatening the fringes of the world’s largest ice sheet, new research has shown. published on: 31 March 2022 Creating more smart homes to support the drive to net zero Funding has been announced for a new project exploring households’ energy and water efficiency in the race to net zero. published on: 30 March 2022 Developer appointed for world-leading site in ageing and living well Ãå±±½ûµØ has formed a Joint Venture with Genr8 Kajima Regeneration Ltd to transform a former general hospital site into a centre for research and innovation in ageing and living well. published on: 29 March 2022 Nine-year-old inspired to help children with cancer by her great-aunt Charlotte Davison has been inspired to help The Little Princess Trust (LPT) by the work of her great aunt who researches kinder treatments for childhood leukaemia. published on: 28 March 2022 Student success at the Royal Television Society awards The documentary Ordinary Life won best Regional Student Award: Factual Film at the RTS North East and Borders Awards. published on: 22 March 2022 Conservation actions work to save species Research shows species on the brink of extinction have successfully been saved. Professor Philip McGowan argues that applying the same approaches more broadly could help the planet. published on: 22 March 2022 New online Masters course in Mediation and Dispute Resolution Ãå±±½ûµØ Law School has launched a new online Master in Laws (LL.M.) degree programme in Mediation and International Commercial Dispute Resolution. published on: 22 March 2022 Comment: The invasion of Ukraine points to a colonial history Professor Alastair Bonnett discusses the Russian model of colonialism by absorption, in relation to the war in Ukraine. published on: 22 March 2022 Comment: Women are key to the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine War Women need to be included from the outset, and not just in the final stages of negotiations, if we are to bring about better and more inclusive outcomes, comments Dr Katharine A. M. Wright. published on: 21 March 2022 Comment: Ukraine and the USA: A Different Relationship The war in Ukraine has caused America to hesitate in its role as ‘leader of the free world’, writes Professor Susan-Mary Grant. published on: 21 March 2022 Comment: A turning point in the German-Russian relationship Professor of European History, Daniel Siemens, comments on how the war in Ukraine is a turning point in the German-Russian relationship. published on: 21 March 2022 Comment: Versions of history obscure Ukraine’s rich and vibrant past Dr Robert Dale discusses how different versions of Ukraine's history over hundreds of years obscure the country's rich and vibrant past. published on: 21 March 2022 Daughters of the Soil: The Women behind Agriculture Discover the women in agriculture across Northumberland and the Scottish Borders in an insightful and powerful portrait exhibition, Daughters of the Soil. published on: 18 March 2022 How can we realise the true potential of low-carbon liquid fuels? Ãå±±½ûµØ is to lead one of two research projects that will help enable the future take-up of greener, hydrogen-based fuels in the UK. published on: 18 March 2022 GNM: Hancock welcomes Malavika Anderson as new museum manager Malavika Anderson has been appointed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) as Museum Manager at Ãå±±½ûµØâ€™s Great North Museum: Hancock. published on: 17 March 2022 New learning centre to inspire young people A new learning centre in Ãå±±½ûµØ is set to empower thousands of young people to achieve their academic and career ambitions. published on: 16 March 2022 Excavation unearths a 1500-year-old mystery An abandoned mausoleum and silver extraction taking place on an industrial scale at a Roman site in rural Kent have left archaeologists with a 1500-year-old mystery. published on: 15 March 2022 Encore! Ãå±±½ûµØ students stage 17th-Century Baroque opera Some of the country’s brightest young musical talents will take to the stage to perform the first great English opera next week. published on: 15 March 2022 New hope for treatment of infant cancer New research has begun to unravel the mystery of why a particular form of leukaemia in infants has defied efforts to improve outcomes, despite significant improvements in treating older children. published on: 14 March 2022 Antiseptic drug as good as antibiotics for preventing recurrent UTIs The antiseptic drug methenamine hippurate is as good as antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections in women, finds a trial published by The BMJ. published on: 11 March 2022 University joins campaign to Lift the Ban Ãå±±½ûµØ has lent its support to the Lift the Ban campaign, calling on the UK Government to give people seeking asylum the right to work. published on: 10 March 2022 Ãå±±½ûµØ academic part of Falkland Islands anniversary A geographer at Ãå±±½ûµØ is part of a unique project to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands war. published on: 10 March 2022 Collaboration aims to address region’s skills gap Experts at Ãå±±½ûµØ are working with the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and young people to better understand how a skills gap facing the region can be addressed. published on: 9 March 2022 Tick saliva drug could ease chronic pain and itching in people A protein found in tick saliva could be turned into a drug that eases itching and chronic pain in people. published on: 8 March 2022 Volunteers are being sought for end-of-term student clean-up Leave Ãå±±½ûµØ Happy, the popular Ãå±±½ûµØ student-led campaign will return to help clean up our city. published on: 7 March 2022 Clinical research facility receives over £5m The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Ãå±±½ûµØ Clinical Research Facility (CRF) has received over £5.47m to continue its research into a range of health conditions. published on: 4 March 2022 Durty Beanz named new Artist-in-Residence Glasgow-based Durty Beanz are a collaborative performance project established in 2019. published on: 3 March 2022 Exposing alarming practices of online tracking on websites and apps The privacy notices and tracking practices of top international websites and their apps on Android devices are not compliant with current regulations, a Ãå±±½ûµØ-led study has revealed. published on: 3 March 2022 Break the bias for International Women's Day An International Women’s Day event will see inspirational women speak on their contributions to breaking the gender bias in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. published on: 2 March 2022 Comment: Fracking and gas prices Writing for The Conversation, experts from the Universities of Ãå±±½ûµØ and Warwick discuss why fracking is not the answer to soaring UK gas prices. published on: 2 March 2022 Our response to the developing crisis in Russia and Ukraine Our Vice-Chancellor and President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost have written to all colleagues in light of the situation in Ukraine. published on: 2 March 2022 Farming ‘smart meters’ could reduce harmful emissions Scientists are trialling a new sensor to help monitor greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. published on: 1 March 2022 Academic made Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences Professor Pauline Dixon has received the coveted accolade for excellence in her field. published on: 1 March 2022