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The North East will host the Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference in 2022, drawing geographers from all around the world. The RGS-IBG conference will be held at Newcastle University between August 30 and September 2 in 2022. Europe’s largest geography…

The North East will become the “UK’s premier offshore wind location” in £90 million development plans, a regeneration boss has claimed. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has unveiled a blueprint to build a new quay he says will catalyse the…

People in the North East have played a key role in the regulatory approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine being rolled out across the UK this week. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reviewed a wide range of…

The majority of people in the region believe that the police have done a good job during the Coronavirus pandemic – though most would also like to see a greater police presence in their area. That is according to new…

A new role has been appointed at Newcastle University to build strong relationships between academia and businesses. Dr Michael Capaldi will take on the position of Dean of Innovation and Business, starting in September this year, and will become a…

The hunt is on for businesses developing disruptive or improved products or services to showcase their innovations at VentureFest North East in November. A popular feature at the region’s annual innovation conference, the Innovation Showcase gives businesses from across Northumberland,…

On February 4 innovation and research organisations from across the UK, Sweden, and Estonia have attended the first in a series of online workshops, to share expertise on how to involve citizens in healthy ageing research and innovation. Hosted by…

An app that aims to tackle abuse on social media has won funding from search engine giant Google. Academics from the University of Sunderland have received the money to help towards the SMART – Social Media Abuse Research Tool –…