Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni

Amazing achievement by Prof. Ben Bader who, along with his co-authors, has been awarded the 2025 International Human Resource Management Scholarly Research Award for their article on cross-border knowledge transfer.

Full story here >> bit.ly/4frijt9

Congratulations to all faculty colleagues who won one of the Vice Chancellor's Education Excellence Awards!👏

See the full list of winners here >> bit.ly/3UgddGw

Why do businesses work with universities? We take a look at some of the reasons why and how the business and university worlds can support each other to push the boundaries of what is possible.

Why do businesses work with universities?

This blog explores how businesses and universities can support each other to push the boundaries of what is possible through knowledge exchange >> bit.ly/3UhlRES

Summer plans? Don’t forget — our Reading Room, Virtual Reading Room, and Digitisation Service are OPEN all summer long!

Whether you're diving into research or just curious, you can search, browse, and request unique items with ease.

Find out more:
www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/use

Do you love hearing authors delve into their creative processes?

@nclanews.bsky.social has a free digital archive where you can watch recordings of the centre's previous events with esteemed authors. Check it out here >> bit.ly/4lh0YVp

BBC Two - University Challenge, 2025/26, Newcastle v Edinburgh Students from Newcastle University face a team from the University of Edinburgh.

🍀Good luck to our #UniversityChallenge team who are taking on @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social tonight on BBC 2 at 20:30 🤞

You can watch on iPlayer here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

#WeAreNCL

Comment: Why modern masculinity is a climate issue Writing for The Conversation, Michael Richardson discusses ecological masculinities and opening up environmental care to young men.

"What does masculinity have to do with the climate? A surprising amount."

Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, @michaeljrichardson.bsky.social discusses why it's important to open up environmental care to young men >> bit.ly/45yTnfZ

Women politicians receive more identity-based attacks on social media Women politicians in Europe receive uncivil tweets regardless of how known they are, new research led by Newcastle University has found.

Research led by @nclpolitics.bsky.social's @maarja.bsky.social reveals female politicians receive more identity-based attacks on social media than others in the profession.

Read the full article article here >> bit.ly/3GOr97K

Today Archivist Valentina has been speaking about the creation of our new Gertrude Bell Archive website at the Discovering Collections Discovering Communities Conference in Durham.

Explore the site created through the innovative collaborative project here: gertrudebell.ncl.ac.uk/bellmap/
#DCDC25

Join Newcastle University Business School for their Business Open Day on Tuesday 2 September to discover how collaborating with the school can help your business or charity. #NCLBusiness

Sign-up now >> bit.ly/3HcENBs

How should we tackle racism in schools? Professor Peter Hopkins and Professor Heather Smith reflect on their work about how to tackle racism in schools & how to promote a culture of anti-racism.

How should we tackle racism in schools?

Prof. @peterhopkins.bsky.social and Prof. Heather Smith, share their crucial work on how to tackle racism in schools and how to promote a culture of anti-racism. Read the blog here >> bit.ly/3UCsmC8

🏁To celebrate 75 years of Formula One Racing, meet some of our alumni who are making a mark in motorsports >> bit.ly/3IHg0pQ

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has unveiled its College of Experts - Prof. @jsapsed.bsky.social is amongst the 58 leading experts from academia and industry who will provide support across departmental policy areas.

Full story here >> bit.ly/4meTG58

Farrell (Sir Terry) Archive Photograph of the Climatron model, Sir Terry Farrell's final year undergraduate project.

Recently added to CollectionsCaptured: this photograph of the Climatron model—Sir Terry Farrell’s visionary final-year undergraduate project. Long before becoming a globally celebrated architect, this model hinted at the bold ideas to come #Architecture collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...

MFA Fine Art Degree Show 2025 The exhibition A Gathering brings together the practices of first and second-year MFA and PHD students at Newcastle University’s King Edward VII Building and Hatton Gallery from 9 to 30 August.

🎨Come and view works by our first and second-year Master of Fine Art and PhD students at the Hatton Gallery from 9 - 30 August.

Find a teaser of the works on display here >> bit.ly/3IONbaT

Are you a researcher, activist or practitioner interested in experimental urbanism? Join our School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape for the first of a new event series.

🗞️Call for papers open until 15 August 2025. More info > bit.ly/4mbQw2c

We’re excited to share that Newcastle University Business School have received re-accreditation from @aacsb.bsky.social
for another six years, maintaining their triple accreditation crown. A huge thank you to everyone who made this possible!👏

Read the full story here >> bit.ly/4o2bWAF

A Place in the City New documentary explores hope and resistance in Latin American cities

📽️A new documentary exploring hope and resistance in Latin American cities has been written and directed by Dr @gabriel-silvestre.bsky.social.

Learn how 'A Place in the City' acts as a call to imagine cities differently >> bit.ly/44MsvJh

Studying Archaeology at Newcastle University Hear from staff and students and discover what makes studying Archaeology at Newcastle University unique. From our accredited programmes to our unique location on the doorstep of Hadrian's Wall providing a range of fieldwork and field trip opportunities. Find out more about our undergraduate Archaeology programmes here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/hca/study/archaeology/undergraduate/ Join our students as they share the hands-on benefits of fieldwork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv0U30rAyzM

💬Ahead of #AskAnArchaeologist Day on Friday, we asked our staff and students what it's like to study Archaeology at
@newcastleuni.bsky.social. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

Here's what they had to say >> bit.ly/44ZzyNt

Organised by colleagues from the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape, 'Religious Encounters and Creative Practice' will be hosted by the University of Edinburgh, 19-21 January 2026.

🗞️Call for papers open until 15 September 2025. More info > bit.ly/40U2jKd

Can we trust AI and algorithms to hire people fairly and inclusively? Dr Emily Yarrow writes about how AI algorithms often influence how we’re hired to do our jobs, & how they can be biased against fairness and inclusivity.

Can we trust AI and algorithms to hire people fairly and inclusively?

Lecturer in Management and Organisations, Dr Emily Yarrow, explains how AI now often influences how we're hired to do our jobs >> bit.ly/4m4dgAZ

Eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation The UK’s pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, published research shows.

We're proud to announce our work developing a ground-breaking mitochondrial donation IVF treatment has now seen eight healthy babies born 👶

Find out more 👇

www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

#WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria

Sycamore Gap: Who are the tree fellers and why did they do it? Who are Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham and what possible motive did they have for their action?

Who attacked the Sycamore Gap tree and for what reason?

Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Dr @bethanyusher.bsky.social discusses the motivations of the men who cut down the Sycamore Gap tree. Read the full article >> bit.ly/40wfDo9

Newcastle University academic receives a coveted Fulbright Award Dr Katharine Wright from Newcastle University’s School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, has been chosen for a Fulbright All Disciplines Scholar Award.

Congratulations are in order as Dr Katharine Wright from our School of Geography, Politics and Sociology has been chosen for a Fulbright All Disciplines Scholar Award, taking her to @harvard.edu 👏🎉

Find out more here. ⬇
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

#WeAreNCL #Harvard

Festival The CBA's annual celebration of archaeology.

🔍The 2025 #FestivalofArchaeology is well underway with events organised by @archaeologyuk.bsky.social happening across the UK until 3 August.

Find an event near you >> bit.ly/3UaJaQJ

Remains of ancient river landscapes control East Antarctica ice flow The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered – and could help predictions of future loss from the ice sheet.

Researchers from Newcastle University were part of a team who discovered ancient river landscapes across East Antarctica - a finding which may help predict future loss from the ice sheet ⤵️

bit.ly/3TLtnYi

Comment: Norman Tebbit, minister known as Thatcher’s enforcer, dies Writing for The Conversation, Dr Martin Farr looks back at Lord Tebbit's career in politics.

Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, Dr @martinfarr.bsky.social looks back at the career of Conservative MP Lord Tebbit.

Read the full article to learn more about Tebbit's role in Thatcher's cabinet >> bit.ly/3TJokaP

An image of the Tyne Bridge at dusk. Text overlaid says "World top 50 student city" QS Best Student Cities 2026

Great news! Newcastle has been ranked as one of the world's top 50 student cities in the latest QS Best Student Cities table.

#WeAreNCL #Newcastle

BBC Radio 4 - Take Four Books, Gurnaik Johal Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati.

📻Tune in to BBC Radio 4 this Sunday at 4pm to hear @pretitaneja.bsky.social in conversation with author, Gurnaik Johal. @nclanews.bsky.social

Gurnaik will be discussing his debut novel ‘Saraswati’, a tale about a holy river that appears to resurface in modern-day India >> bit.ly/44B2KLZ

Success for graduate at European linguistics conference

💬Congratulations to recent graduate, Damar Hoogland, who was recognised for her research into conversational turn-taking at the 'Phonetics and Phonology in Europe' conference.

Full story >> bit.ly/3GPXbjq