Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni

Happy Halloween 👻🎃

Hope it's a spook-tacular one...

Comment: Why Tokyo’s youth culture district bans ‘nuisance Halloween' Writing for The Conversation, Andrew Stevens discusses why Japanese authorities have introduced measures to curb rowdy behaviour at Halloween.

🎃Why has 'nuisance Halloween' been banned in Tokyo's youth culture district?

Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, Andrew Stevens (@curdsnewcastle.bsky.social) discusses why Japanese authorities have introduced measures to curb rowdy behaviour at Halloween >> bit.ly/3WxkHGl

Students and staff at our first Student Staff Committee of the new academic year

As a positive start to our feed, here is our brand new student-led Student Staff Committee, working this year to make sure our programmes run smoothly and successfully.

A bumper year for members, across all three years and human & physical, representing our almost 700 undergraduate students.

Comment: ‘Conflict-free’ minerals used in waging of modern wars Writing for The Conversation, Mark Griffiths and Mohamed El-Shewy discuss how many of the “conflict-free” minerals sourced in Africa are likely to have at least some connection to war.

Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, our Geography colleagues Mark Griffiths and Mohamed El-Shewy discuss how supposed "conflict-free" minerals are likely to have at least some connection to war.

Full story >> bit.ly/4hukFII

📣Join us for @newcastleuni.bsky.social's Postgraduate Virtual Open Day on Wednesday 26 November!

Get to know us from the comfort of your own home. Register for the event now >> bit.ly/4qwOnRE

VOTUM A New Contemporary Artwork Bridging Ancient Rituals and Climate Protest opens at Vindolanda

⌛️There's still time to visit a new art installation bridging ancient rituals and climate protest at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social

Artist David Appleyard has created VOTUM - a piece that transforms symbols of protection into collective gestures. On show until 2 Nov >> bit.ly/4oaUauI

HIVstory Exhibition Opening Newcastle Join us for the opening of the HIVstory exhibition, sharing powerful stories from those affected by the AIDS pandemic on the 80s and 90s.

Come along to the Newcastle opening of the HIVstory exhibition, sharing stories from those affected by the AIDS pandemic of the 80s and 90s.

This marks the beginning of the project in the Northeast of England and in partnership with @newcastleuni.bsky.social
>> bit.ly/3J7IdGR

Phoenix-Nomenon of Kharkiv - Urban Studies Foundation In this guest post,  Dr Dmytro Legeyda (Newcastle University), Professor Ben Bridgens, (Newcastle University), and Dr Alina Legeyda (Newcastle University)

Tomorrow is the first in a series of events about Kharkiv funded by the Urban Studies Foundation @urbanstudiesfoundation.org, organised by my Newcastle colleagues @newcastleuni.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social Dima and Alina Legeyda
www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/2025/10/05/p...

Launch of Asian Cinema Association Dr Lydia Wu shares her reflections on the aims of the association and its launch event.

📽️We caught up with Dr Lydia Wu, from our School of Modern Languages, who recently founded the Association for Curators and Programmers of Asian Cinema (ACPAC).

Find out about ACPAC's launch event and who can get involved with the association >> bit.ly/4otlUKH

📻Tune into BBC Radio 3 tonight at 9.45pm to listen to 'The Song Detectorists' with @matthewbannister.bsky.social.

Matthew travels across England to learn about the music discovered in County Record Offices, accompanied by performances from Nancy Kerr and The Melrose Quartet >> bit.ly/3JdcuEa

Newcastle academic awarded prestigious British Academy honour Professor Chantal Conneller, Professor of Early Prehistory, has been awarded the prestigious Grahame Clark medal by the British Academy in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the field.

Professor Chantal Conneller has been awarded the Grahame Clark medal by the @britishacademy.bsky.social for her contributions to studies of the Mesolithic period.

Congratulations Chantal 👏

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Participatory Mapping Workshops in Ghanaian Communities Researchers from our School conducted a number of workshops to document the impact of energy infrastructure projects in Ghana.

Researchers from our School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape recently conducted a series of mapping workshops to document the impact of energy infrastructure projects on Ghanaian communities.

Find out more about this project funded by the
@britishacademy.bsky.social >> bit.ly/4nWhXyi

With five years remaining to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, experts from @newcastleuni.bsky.social have contributed to a new report assessing how UK business sectors are performing on sustainability and where more action is needed. @nclpolitics.bsky.social

bit.ly/47oHeet

Anna Foster - 07/10/2025 - BBC Sounds Stories, Music, Life, including The Rewind from 1pm to 2pm with Anna.

📻What does child poverty look like in 2025?

Prof. Liz Todd spoke to Anna Foster from BBC Radio Newcastle about the two-child benefit cap and what needs to change. Listen from 2:20:17 >> bit.ly/48Z4VLE

As part of Black History Month, @newcastleuni.bsky.social INSIGHTS Public Lecture series presents 'Sign o' the times' by Professor Jason Arday.

📅 Tuesday 14 October
🕑 5.30pm
📍 Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University

Book your free place >> bit.ly/46YsYbb

💻Join the Hadrian's Wall Virtual Focus Days - free events for KS2 school students and home-educated students.

Discover the full event programme, inc. a workshop by
Classics lecturer Dr Richard Marshall, here >> bit.ly/4o5LZ2c

Politoloog: naisi on poliitikas nii vähe, sest neid pelgavad teised poliitikud, mitte Eesti valijad Kandidaati, keda nimekirjas ei ole, valida ei saa. Asjaolu, et Eestis ikka veel märksa vähem naisi poliitikas ilma teeb ei tulene valijate eelistustest, vaid erakondade poolt ette antud valikutest.

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EPL published a leading article based on my research ahead of Estonia's local elections.
Disheartening that parties still disadvantage women candidates with nominations & list placement, but after 10+ years researching this, nice to see it break into mainstream media.

🤷How do we respond when someone shares a story of racism with us?

As part of this year's ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, @xyarong.bsky.social has organised a free and interactive workshop aimed at responding to this question.

Book here for 6 November >> bit.ly/4o7kRjd

Meet the Class of 2024 architect planning to build a better future This World Architecture Day, we’re shining a light on recent international graduate Precious Ovat, whose time on campus has transformed his practice as a landscape architect and inspired research rece...

⭐️Happy World Architecture Day!⭐️

To celebrate, our alumni team caught up with graduate Precious Ovat (MA Landscape Architecture, 2024) to hear how his time on campus transformed his practice as a landscape architect >> bit.ly/3WnO1Pn

National Poetry Day: Meet the Newcastle wordsmith responding to the canon in his debut poetry collection New Famous Phrases was written by Newcastle University graduate Daniel Hinds (BA Hons English Literature, 2014; MA English Literature, 2015) and explores ancient mythologies, aquatic fables and the ev...

I was recently interviewed by @newcastleuni.bsky.social about my debut poetry collection New Famous Phrases and how my time studying English Literature at NU helped shape the collection.

Happy National Poetry Day! @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social @nclanews.bsky.social
www.ncl.ac.uk/alumni/news/...

Music lecture theatre renamed in honour of inspirational retired lecturer and ‘Bagpuss’ songwriter Newcastle University recently welcomed retired academic Sandra Kerr back to campus to celebrate the opening of a lecture theatre and performance space named in her honour.

We had the pleasure of attending an event celebrating the talented Sandra Kerr and to hear some fantastic performances from our Music students 🎼

Read about Sandra and the history of our music studies at Newcastle University in this article from the alumni team
>> bit.ly/42IA4iP

Newcastle University expert receives prestigious PR award Anne-Marie Lacey has received the Sir Stephen Tallents' Medal, one of the most prestigious honours in public relations.

Huge congratulations to our colleague Anne-Marie Lacey who has received the Sir Stephen Tallents' Medal, one of the most prestigious honours in public relations @cipr.co.uk - learn more >> bit.ly/4nnoPEt

Simulation Game Recognised for Contribution to the Future of Work Developed by colleagues from Newcastle University Business School and the School of Medicine, a pioneering simulation game exploring healthcare management has been recognised at an international educa...

🏥💼Newcastle University Business School and @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social have developed an award-winning simulation game designed to improve healthcare management education.

Full story >> bit.ly/3W1GN3h

Congratulations to @nclpolitics.bsky.social' Dr Jemima Repo on this amazing achievement 👏

Development of new global lake brGDGT-temperature calibrations: advances, applications, challenges, and recommendations Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are a group of temperature-sensitive membrane lipids found in bacteria that have been widely …

🚨New paper!🚨🥳

Delighted to share our new paper out now on global lake brGDGT temperature calibrations: advances, applications and challenges:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@hassfacultyncl.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk @ogu-bristol.bsky.social

The future of technology in language learning and interpreting As AI plays an increasingly bigger role in all areas of our lives, an event for teachers of Modern Foreign Languages, hosted by Newcastle University, explored the role of technology in this area.

AI is playing an increasingly bigger role in all areas of our lives 🧑‍💻

An event for teachers of Modern Foreign Languages, hosted by
@newcastleuni.bsky.social, explored the role of technology in language learning and interpreting >> bit.ly/46f9Qqe

Why lonely people would prefer a robot over human interaction Many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with an actual human, according to research co-led by Newcastle University.

A "low-effort alternative without the weight of social expectation"...

New research co-led by Newcastle University Business School finds that many lonely people would rather deal with a robot than interact with a human >> bit.ly/4mkaB5Y

How are researchers uncovering hidden maths from ancient Rome? Dr Richard Marshall, Lecturer in Classics, writes about how our assumptions about ancient mathematical thinking could be hiding some interesting secrets.

🧮📜How are our researchers uncovering hidden maths from ancient Rome?

Read this blog by Dr Richard Marshall, Lecturer in Classics, to find out how our assumptions about ancient mathematical thinking could be hiding some interesting secrets >> bit.ly/4ptLHDW

📢@newcastleuni.bsky.social Masters & PhD students!
Apply for 2 x Robinson Bequest Bursaries (£3k each).
👉 Gain Special Collections & Archives experience
👉 Boost skills & employability
Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
Apply: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/robinson-bequest-core-collections-bursaries/

Comment: Put down your phone and engage in boredom Writing for The Conversation, Mehmet Sebih Oruc discusses how technology can help with digital overload.

Put down your phone and engage in boredom🥱📵

Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, Mehmet Sebih Oruc discusses how boredom should be embraced >> bit.ly/4pglfgG