Brian Walker

Deputy Vice Chancellor at Newcastle University. MRC Board chair. British Heart Foundation Trustee. Clinician scientist and steroid specialist. All views my own.

[Kerri Devine @endo_kerri]

Absolutely THRILLED to say I successfully defended my thesis today, and will be awarded a PhD!! All my thanks to @BWalker1963, @rr_metabolicmed and @simonhspearce and all at @EdinUniCVS for their support over these long 5 years! (And to some very lovely examiners!) #phdlife

[Helen Challis @H__Challis]

@UniofNewcastle
#NCLEuropeWeek2023 8-12 May: 28 events exploring European partnerships, cultures, languages, research, history, food & more
https://t.co/x6zNtg4E7f

[Newcastle University Academic Track @nuact_NCL]

Targeted NUAcT Fellowship opportunities now open!
https://t.co/aHmFRcp0oc

[Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre @CreativePEC]

📢Big news📢

The @UniofNewcastle & @theRSAorg will be our new hosts!

Thanks to @ahrcpress for £11m funding to allow us to continue our work for a further 5 years.

Our new twin hub model will bring enormous benefits to the UK’s creative sector

https://t.co/nwnUBTzt9K

[Newcastle Bach Choir @Nclebachchoir]

Not the B minor Mass? In the first of five videos, Eric Cross, our music director, explains the background to this unusual concert. https://t.co/AKhfINe1la

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

Looking forward to my first concert in 3 years with @Nclebachchoir and Eric Cross. A date for your diary?!

[Newcastle Bach Choir @Nclebachchoir]

For our next concert, we present ‘NOT the B minor Mass’ - cantatas which Bach drew upon for his great masterpiece. And for comparison we throw in his earlier Lutheran Mass in G major! 18 March 2023 at 7.30pm, King’s Hall. Tickets https://t.co/Y7redOUDM2

[Newcastle University @UniofNewcastle]

Report reveals the 5 North East unis contribute £2.2bn annually and support 34,000 jobs. We're working together to grow the region's economy & drive the Levelling Up agenda #InTUNE #Powerof5 @UKRI_CEO @durham_uni @sunderlanduni @NorthumbriaUni @TeessideUni https://t.co/FS6RzsGnqN

[Resuscitation Council UK @ResusCouncilUK]

It's the 1 February, which means it's the start of #HeartMonth! ❤️

With over 80% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happening in the home, we're supporting @TheBHF's campaign to raise CPR awareness.

Go Red this month and learn the skills to save a life:
https://t.co/wbMfTqlkta

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

Great tour this morning of the Stephenson building, the new home of @EngineeringNCL - a research-education nexus for digital, sustainable and international engineering excellence @UniofNewcastle

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

@strain9000 Been there, done that David. Noone seems to mind - or they're too polite to say so!

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

@seanbankier @RuthAndrewMSEd @ruthmorgan31 @crayfish27 A great pleasure to supervise your PhD Sean, and to advance the work of our CORtisol NETwork consortium which has not only proven that high cortisol causes cardiovascular disease but is now revealing new mediating pathways

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

If you want to catalyse projects, communications and relationships across a complex organisation, and you share our passion for fostering skills, knowledge and ideas for the future in a research-intensive university, this is the job for you!

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

If you want to catalyse projects, communications and relationships across a complex organisation, and you share our passion for fostering skills, knowledge and ideas for the future in a research-intensive university, this is the job for you!

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

... and on the same day here are the encouraging clinical trial results from the drug that we developed to reduce cortisol action in the brain of patients with dementia @prof_webster https://t.co/ur9QKXQ7DC

[Brian Walker @BWalker1963]

Here's a review article to round off >25 years of @wellcometrust @TheBHF funding which allowed us to discover new mechanisms controlling the action of stress hormones. @endo_kerri @NixonLab @rr_metabolicmed @randrew_ruth.
https://t.co/fZqy5nTkMy

[Newcastle University Academic Track @nuact_NCL]

Applications for our academic Track #Fellowships @UniofNewcastle are open! If your research aligns with our strengths in Culture and Creative Arts and you are ready to to take the next steps towards your independent academic career, find out more at https://t.co/kwa2nMNDgV #NUAcT

[Kelly Vere @kellyvere]

Congratulations to everyone shortlisted for the @timeshighered & @TechsCommit Outstanding Technician of the Year award 2022! 👏 #THEAwards

[Newcastle University @UniofNewcastle]

We’re thrilled to have been shortlisted for #UniOfTheYear by @timeshighered for our continued commitment to environmental and social justice 🏆🌍 Learn more 👉 https://t.co/KsvoCtoPOg #THEAwards #WeAreNCL @Idharker @prof_chrisday @ProfJSanders

[@TPConf2022 @tpconf2020]

A conference programme and link for booking your place to attend this year's TPC2022 @UniofNewcastle will be released in May, in the meantime save the date...