School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

🌊 Dive into Marine Biology!
Join our 6‑month distance learning course exploring UK coasts, open oceans, polar seas, coral reefs & the deep. Learn, explore and discover! bit.ly/MarineDelveD... #WeAreNCL

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⏰ It's not too late to join!
The first Microscopy Club meeting is today at 10am, L2.8 Leech Building. Whether you love light microscopy, EM or image analysis, come help shape this new community of users & experts.
📋 Sign up here tinyurl.com/3vbxs3h6

🐾 Help enhance Human-Dog interactions! 🐾
Take part in a 30‑min online study testing a short learning module on safe, positive dog behaviour in public spaces. Open to all university students & staff- no dog experience needed!
👉 Click the link to participate tinyurl.com/37umwa57

🎓 Postgraduate Open Day!
Join us in the Stephenson Building, 4pm-7pm to explore your next steps in postgraduate study. Chat with staff, discover courses, and get a feel for life at Newcastle.
Drop in anytime, we’d love to see you there! tinyurl.com/yvy8365e

Applications now open for Spärck AI Scholarships Newcastle University is proud to offer the Spärck AI Scholarships.

Applications are now open for the prestigious Spärck AI Scholarships! Become one of 10 fully funded Master’s scholars at Newcastle, with fees + £20k bursary and unrivalled industry experience. Apply by 17 April 2026.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/sajsr7ef #WeAreNCL #AI

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🌱 Sustainability tip: Using Wi‑Fi uses less energy than mobile data, meaning fewer emissions and longer battery life.🔌Do the planet (and your phone!) a favour and switch to the Newcastle University Wi‑Fi network whenever you can. #WeAreNCL #greenimpact

Got assignments or feedback to work through as Semester 2 begins? Come along to the Library & Academic Skills Drop‑In!

📅Thu 29 Jan 2026
🕙10:00 - 11:30
📍Agriculture Building common room

No booking needed - drop in for help with sources, structure & workload!

Today at @newcastleuni.bsky.social, the Great British Chemicals Stakeholder Forum is taking place, showcasing the University’s leadership in creating a sustainable future for the chemicals using industries.

Research is underway to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry 🌎

The Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) are at Cockle Park Farm today for an away day, writing research grants and 4* articles for REF🔬

@newcastleuni.bsky.social is ranked number one in the world for rural development research and impact, reflecting our strength, relevance and global reach 🌍

Three black calves lying on a wooden platform inside a metal pen, two with white forehead markings.

Feeling the January blues? These triplet calves born at Nafferton Farm are here to brighten your day! 🐄🐄🐄 With odds of 1 in 105,000, this rare trio is a reminder that amazing things can happen! #WeAreNCL

🎓 Congratulations to all our amazing students graduating today! Your hard work, dedication, and resilience have paid off. We’re so proud of you and we may just see you again for a Postgrad! 🌟 #NCLgrad #graduation2025

#SpudFest25 was a S-MASH! 🥔queues formed early as attendees stocked up on SNES-grown spuds. Huge thanks to our Uni catering team for the tasty potato creations and our local business & research stalls. Got spud pics? Share them with snes.engage@newcastle.ac.uk! #WeAreNCL

Thank you to everyone who joined us for @sciencesncl.bsky.social #SpudFest2025

We celebrated sustainability, food innovation, community impact & of course the humble potato. 🥔💡 Attendees could walk away with free spuds and answered the big question: What’s the best way to cook a potato?

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The first grey seal pups of the year have arrived at the Farne Islands! 🌊The annual survey is underway to monitor numbers & health. Data will be analysed by researchers here at Newcastle Uni, with results expected next spring.
Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #WeAreNCL

Feeling overwhelmed? Missing home? Worried about money? Wobble Week is here to help!

Join us for events, advice and support from 10–14 November.

See what’s on: ncl.ac.uk/students/wobble-week/

Calling all students! Are you interested in teaching in the future? Stop by the Agriculture Building Foyer from 10am-2pm tomorrow to get information about where teaching could take you. Sign up to the mailing list here: hello.linkbam.uk/v/6883513c82...

Time to rethink nature conservation? - BES Time to rethink nature conservation? - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.

Time to rethink nature conservation? 🌍

Senior ecologists, including our own @dmevans.bsky.social, are calling for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife and protect the ecosystem services that nature provides 🌱

www.britishecologicalsociety.org/time-to-reth...

In this report, we make the case for a more holistic ecosystem-centred approach, highlighting its benefits for biodiversity recovery and for aligning agendas across government departments.

www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...

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New research from @sciencesncl.bsky.social with collaborators at @unibirmingham.bsky.social has developed an energy-efficient way of recycling Teflon, best known for its use in non-stick coatings, without toxic solvents.

Read more: tinyurl.com/56495vey

What half a million tweets revealed about invasive species A study analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants.

A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...

PhD opportunity - Listening to Food Webs: Ecoacoustic insights into Bird Predator–Prey Networks in Changing Landscapes, with @btobirds.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk and @sciencesncl.bsky.social

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A team of our scientists have helped to discover a green way to recycle Teflon®! 🌳

The research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon®, one of the world’s most durable plastics, into useful chemical building blocks. 💡

https://bit.ly/47AqaSR

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For the first time in 25 years, a global consortium including
@sciencesncl.bsky.social is revisiting the world’s #biodiversity hotspots to ensure #conservation funding goes where it’s needed most.

Read more: tinyurl.com/bdf4tfaf

Scientists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon® New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks.

New research from @chemistryncl.bsky.social and @uobchemistry.bsky.social demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks ♻️ #WeAreNCL www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...

Photochemical reduction of acylimidazolium salts Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Our latest work combining #NHCs and #photochemistry in facile carbonyl reductions is now out in BJOC @beilstein-institut.bsky.social! Congrats to first author Michael and the whole team! @fubcp.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/article...

We’ve had a great afternoon with our @sciencesncl.bsky.social biologists learning biological monitoring and hosted by the wonderful @nenature.bsky.social

Researchers from @sciencesncl.bsky.social are investigating why microalgae blooms are growing in Northumberland habitats - and how to remove them to protect local wildlife.

Read more: tinyurl.com/yc7t94yz

Is Geology the biggest barrier to North Sea oil extraction?
@sciencesncl.bsky.social lecturer and 'Energy Expert' Dr Mark Ireland comments: tinyurl.com/4zancwcc

Blue sharks interacting with baited lines. Some lines have a stack of three ferrite magnets, as deterrents, and some are controls.

Delighted to announce the publication of our study: Ferrite magnets do not deter blue sharks (Prionace glauca) from bait strikes. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
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📢Two table top exhibitions are happening today in the Faraday Room, Bedson Building!
🔬 Merck - Explore life science solutions with expert advice.
🌱 Huber - Discover sustainable lab technologies.
🕙 10am–3pm. Drop by! #WeAreNCL #lifesciences