Engineering at Newcastle

Newcastle joins a new £16.7m National ICT Knowledge Centre to strengthen the UK’s ability to design next-generation electronic systems and support the ambitions of the UK Semiconductor Strategy. ⚡️ Read more here ⬇️ ncl.ac.uk/press/articles…

Experts from @EngineeringNCL are partnering on a new project to improve understanding of future extreme weather, and how we can better prepare for it. Read more here: tinyurl.com/6k36ydny

In this article from The Conversation. experts, including Neil Gunn from @EngineeringNCL, look into how the UK is keeping flood insurance affordable - until 2039 Read more: tinyurl.com/2dzm3hhs

New study from @EngineeringNCL shows that UK winters become wetter as greenhouse gases rise. The research explains that for every degree of global or regional warming, winter rainfall increases by a compounding 7%. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3rbcdwfh

New research from @EngineeringNCL finds that hydrogen-powered vehicles used on ground operations could help slash carbon emissions and support airports to reach net-zero targets. Read more here: tinyurl.com/58p37cnp

Did you know? The DARe Hub team play an active role in contributing to the UK's national climate adaptation policy. For more information on their work, read here: tinyurl.com/3stpaf4y

Wishing a meaningful Lent to all those observing it in our community. If you would like to learn more about Lent check out the article from our Chaplaincy team: tinyurl.com/4a33pyhf

Happy New Year for those celebrating in our community! #WeAreNCL

Project VOLT has been awarded an additional £500,000 from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund, strengthening energy resilience for North East sites. Read how our colleagues in engineering have played a role in making this happen: ⤵️ tinyurl.com/3c3z5vcx

Thinking about Postgraduate study and interested in AI? Applications are open for the fully funded Spärck AI Scholarship for eligible AI & Data Master’s courses starting in 2026 Find out more: tinyurl.com/mr3efe2v Deadline: 17 April 2026

We're proud to share that current mechanical engineering student Henrietta has launched pioneering new company with the support of @UniofNewcastle START UP. 🚀 ncl.ac.uk/press/articles…

New research by our own engineering colleagues suggests that hydrogen-powered vehicles used on ground operations could help slash carbon emissions & support airports to reach net-zero targets. 🛞 Read our full article here ➡️tinyurl.com/2cu5j4vr

The Inclusivity Game Jam event has been recognised for its role in advancing equality and opportunity, and has been selected as a finalist in two categories at the 2026 Northern PoWEr Women Awards. A huge achievement! Learn more about Games Jam here: youtube.com/watch?v=tjT3fN…

I have a fully-funded #PhD #studentship #scholarship @EngineeringNCL @NU_Cancer on the development of #biosensors for monitoring key biomarkers relevant to blood #cancers using novel materials #MXene #graphene #2Dmaterials. Closing date: 18 Feb 26. Link 👇 ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/f…

Thinking about postgraduate study at Newcastle University? Our graduates can receive an exclusive 20% tuition fee reduction on eligible courses. Find out more: tinyurl.com/bdcwc86b #WeAreNCL #PostgraduateFunding #NewcastleUni

We are incredibly proud to share that our colleague Dr Sharon Velasquez Orta has been awarded a Green Futures Fellowship by Royal Academy of Engineering. Read our full article on Sharon's research and the prestigious award here: ncl.ac.uk/press/articles…

@scarpnic @NCLalumni This is a fantastic photo, @scarpnic 🙌thanks for sharing!

@NCLalumni @EngineeringNCL I studied mining engineering between 1974 and 1977. The photo shows staff and students outside the then mining department c1976. Prof Potts in the middle.

Then and Now: Our School of Engineering 📸 Named after the 'Father of the Railways', the Stephenson Building originally opened in 1951 and has recently undergone a major renovation 👀 Did you study @EngineeringNCL with us? We'd love to hear your memories! 🤗

Burning fossil fuels has pushed Europe’s winter rainfall changes 23 years ahead of schedule. Despite this, COP30 ended without new pledges to reduce their use. Prof. Hayley Fowler @Engineeringncl says "politicians must understand the science" Read more: tinyurl.com/2zzr4zre

Professor Kheng-Lim Goh, Associate Professor at our Singapore campus, has recently spoken about the inclusivity of Singapore's recycling strategy. ♻️ Read the whole article on @straits_times here: straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/…