Engineering at Newcastle

A collaboration between our own electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that can change how we recycle electronic waste. ♻️ ncl.ac.uk/press/articles…

Newcastle University’s city-centre campus will be transformed into a hub of exploration and fun for everyone on Saturday, 13 June 2026, as the annual Discover Festival takes place. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yf3ryraw

An ‘artificial nose’ developed at Newcastle University could help detect when milk or chicken is about to go off. The project, led by Dr Oktay Cetinkaya @EngineeringNCL, is built around a unit with low-power, low-cost sensors. Read more here: tinyurl.com/z6yez2ev

Our Data Innovation Bootcamps with @NICDATA are back for our Science, Agriculture, and Engineering students! Develop your skills and improve your employability in a week-long bootcamp where you will work alongside real businesses. Sign up before 11 May: tinyurl.com/bdffdw2d

If you're on the Newcastle University campus today, come and visit the "Geospatial Gazebo" where you can try out the start-of-the-art field equipment that students on our new Geospatial AI MSc programme will be using from this September. ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…

Hold an offer to study with us in September? It's not too late to sign up for our final Offer Holder Experience Day. Join us this Saturday to learn about how our engineering degrees can support your future goals.🎯 Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3xk7xe8x

A new study led by our own Engineering experts using satellite data shows that tropical cyclones and their post-tropical cyclone counterparts are responding quite differently to surface warming. 🌀 Read more here: ncl.ac.uk/press/articles…

You can register to attend here:➡️tinyurl.com/u5w9z9j9

Our own @HayleyJFowler was one of the expert speakers in November's People’s Emergency Briefing (@nebriefing ). A new film has been released, & we are proud to be hosting a screening on 22 April here at @UniofNewcastle. The screening is free to attend, and open to all.

Huge congratulations to Dr Pooya Sareh from @EngineeringNCL, who, alongside Dr Yao Chen of Southeast University, has been awarded a Gold Medal at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva for their outstanding research portfolio in origami engineering.

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