Such a mini-halo consists of highly energetic charged particles in the vacuum between galaxies in a cluster, which together emanate radio waves which we can detect from Earth. The discovery shows that ...

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely, and in poorer ...

The European Research Council (ERC) is the premier European funding organisation for frontier research. UK-based researchers ...

Researchers led by Professor Simon Cornish are working at the forefront of quantum physics, using cutting-edge techniques to explore the fundamental laws of nature.

On criminal jurisdiction, regarding the power of a court to hear a criminal case, the report argues that the current legal framework for territorial and extraterritorial jurisdiction (the power of a ...

Professor Brian Castellani, from our Department of Sociology, has made significant contributions to a new report identifying air pollution as a public health crisis. The report, published by the Royal ...

Scientists from our top-rated Physics department are playing a major role in the world’s most ambitious space project, the ...

Luke Sunderland, a Professor in French from our School of Modern Languages and Cultures, combines his research on the Middle Ages with stand-up comedy. During July and August he is due to perform at ...

The languages of the past can tell us more about human history than we might have thought. As a specialist in the ancient languages of Italy, Katherine McDonald uses linguistic detective work to ...

We’re part of a collaboration to create three new ‘Green Corridors’ in the North East of England, transforming urban, suburban, and rural areas across the region. The pioneering £3m project aims to ...

Professor Lynda Boothroyd, from our Department of Psychology, is leading a project to develop and test a body image intervention programme across Latin America and Africa. Professor Boothroyd has ...

A team of researchers, including Dr Rachel White from our Department of English Studies, has presented new evidence about one of the most famous insults in English literature – the phrase ‘upstart ...