News in August 2025 Climate expert awarded Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship Professor Hayley Fowler has been awarded a Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship to tackle extreme weather risks. published on: 28 August 2025 Business expert honoured for contribution to management history A Ãå±±½ûµØ business expert has been awarded the prestigious Daniel A. Wren Research Award for Contributions to Management History by the Academy of Management (AOM). published on: 21 August 2025 Ãå±±½ûµØ academic wins prestigious award Dr Joe Lockwood has been awarded the 7th International Handel Research Prize by The Georg Friedrich Händel Society. published on: 20 August 2025 Academic to represent Scotland at Venice Biennale 2026 Fine Art lecturer Angel Cohn Castle and her artistic partner Davide Bugarin will present a multi-layered new project which will explore complex emotional legacies of shame, pride and celebration. published on: 20 August 2025 Ãå±±½ûµØ expert chosen as author for next IPCC report Professor Bethan Davies has been selected as a lead author for the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 7. published on: 20 August 2025 Uta Kögelsberger explores humanity’s relationship with nature Some Kind of Love: Actions and Reactions to Living on a Damaged Planet, an exhibition by award-winning artist Professor Uta Kögelsberger, will open at the Hatton Gallery, on 20 September. published on: 18 August 2025 Comment: Thinking about empathy could cool Britain’s migration rows Writing for The Conversation, Dr Dimitris Skleparis and colleagues discuss why understanding and overcoming the empathy gap may help to calm the anger demonstrated at recent anti-immigrant protests. published on: 14 August 2025 Comment: Kenya’s 1950 Kolloa massacre: communities need closure Writing for The Conversation, Chloe Josse-Durand discusses how Britain won’t own up to its colonial violence but communities need closure published on: 12 August 2025 Ãå±±½ûµØ student strikes gold in first excavation A Ãå±±½ûµØ international student has discovered a rare piece of 9th century gold in Northumberland during her first archaeological excavation. published on: 11 August 2025 Comment: Small fishing boats Writing for The Conversation, Phoebe Lewis, Ainsley Hatt and Dr Sarah Coulthard discuss how the UK is losing its small fishing boats – and the communities they support. published on: 8 August 2025 Withdrawal of kidney treatment significantly benefits patients and NHS Early withdrawal of a treatment for patients with a rare kidney disease is possible without relapse, safer for patients and saves the NHS millions of pounds, new research has revealed. published on: 8 August 2025 UNEE responds to exclusion from Global Talent Fund Universities for North East England (UNEE) have issued a response echoing the concerns of the Great North Mayors regarding the exclusion of northern universities from the UKRI Global Talent Fund. published on: 8 August 2025 Educators recognised with teaching excellence awards Professor David Rose and Dr Patrick Rosenkranz have been awarded the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE. published on: 7 August 2025 Comment: When US & Japanese troops stopped fighting to pray together Writing for The Conversation, Nick Megoran  reveals an extraordinary story of when US and Japanese troops stopped fighting in June 1945 to talk, eat and pray together. published on: 6 August 2025 Comment: Storm Floris Writing for The Conversation, Dr Colin Manning discusses that the weather is rarely this windy in August – which makes it more dangerous. published on: 4 August 2025