Ideas that refuse to sit still.
TEDxNewy champions all that is remarkable, challenging and thought-provoking, from Novocastrian stages to a global audience.
Youth Futures Lab: a one-day hackathon for student leaders.
TEDx Newy × University of Newcastle. Students work in teams on a real Newcastle challenge, with TED-style storytelling coaching from our 2024 speakers. Free for selected schools.
Newcastle 2050: What If?
The first event of the 2026 season brought Novocastrians together at the Q Building to ask one question: “What can Newcastle look like in 2050?”. Across this packed-out evening, we worked across social dimensions of transport, health, and night economy, turning a room of strangers into a room of collaborators.
Youth Futures Lab: a one-day hackathon for student leaders.
TEDxNewy × University of Newcastle. Selected schools nominate a small team to tackle a real Newcastle challenge alongside TEDx and university facilitators, guided through idea development, prototyping, and a final pitch by the end of the day. Free for selected schools, with applications closing 26 June 2026.
What is a TEDx event?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a programme of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organised events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organised TED event.
The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx programme, but individual TEDx events, like ours, are self-organised.
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TEDxNewy is built by Novocastrians, for Novocastrians. Pick a way in. We’d love to hear from you.
Volunteer with us
Six crews, year-round roles. No experience needed, just reliability and curiosity.
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Partner with us
Back the speakers, the stage and the next generation of Novocastrian storytellers.
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Nominate a speaker
Know someone with an idea worth spreading? Tell us before we hear it elsewhere.
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Across the year we put events together in the aim of sharing ideas and thinking. We want you to be part of that.