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Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
By fostering resilience, growing interprofessional skills, and mobilising collective action, our College is committed to delivering better, healthier living for our communities.
Enabling better, healthier living in our communities and beyond.
We are doctors, nurses and midwives. Pharmacists, occupational therapists, biomedical scientists, physiotherapists. Epidemiologists, nutritionists, radiographers. And so much more. We are leaders and listeners.
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About our College
Our College strives to make a difference by preparing exemplary, career ready health care and health research professionals, and producing world-leading research that builds capacity for excellence in healthcare intervention.
Our Schools
Research stories
![Healthy Dads Healthy Kids](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0003/518376/HDHK-Tile-02-600x325.jpg)
Healthy Dads Healthy Kids
A world-first healthy lifestyle program targeting fathers has been transforming the health of men and their families in the Hunter region for nearly a decade. Now it's going global.
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![A group of women](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0008/714644/Womens-Health-Study-image-tile.jpg)
How 57,000 women are shaping health policy in Australia
University of Newcastle education researchers have transformed teaching practices and student outcomes in more than 2,500 schools - and they are just getting started.
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![Concussion research proves game-changing](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0010/632368/andrew-gardner-research-impact-tile.jpg)
Concussion research proves game-changing
Researchers have created a world-first digital map to expose massacres on Australia's Colonial Frontier.
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Education
Taught in state-of-the-art learning environments and inspired by passionate lecturers, our students are prepared for the health and medical workforce of today — and tomorrow.
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Department of Rural Health
We facilitate community engagement activities, tackle rural health challenges through research, and support undergraduate placements within our NSW footprint for domestic allied health, medicine and nursing students from Commonwealth-funded universities.
![International Engagement](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0005/788360/varieties/gallery_slide.jpg)
International Engagement
Through international research partnerships and our focus on creating life-ready, globally minded graduates, we proudly engage with countries across the world.
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Career-ready placement
Our strong connections to government bodies, industry and the community enable us to transform lives, and broaden learning opportunities for our students.
![Newcastle team on mission to improve childhood cancer outcomes](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0007/980935/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Newcastle team on mission to improve childhood cancer outcomes
A University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute team will endeavour to improve the outcomes of children diagnosed with high-risk cancers with support of a $591,890 Cancer Australia grant.
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![Shanae’s passion for caring delivers her dream to work in health](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0009/980712/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Shanae’s passion for caring delivers her dream to work in health
A proud Dharug woman, born and raised on Darkinjung Country on the New South Wales’ Central Coast, Shanae Godbold always knew she wanted to go into some form of medicine.
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![Proving age is just a number, Arlyn wants to inspire more women in their 50s to pursue education](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0007/980602/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Proving age is just a number, Arlyn wants to inspire more women in their 50s to pursue education
Ever since Arlyn Ellis was a child, it was her dream to one day become a nurse – but she never thought it was possible.
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![World-first platform to help understand how bushfire smoke harms the lungs and heart](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0006/979647/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
World-first platform to help understand how bushfire smoke harms the lungs and heart
A research team has developed a world-first platform to define the impact of exposure to landscape fire smoke on the heart and lungs.
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![Why I donate](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0009/979380/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Why I donate
“When I was growing up, I was lucky enough to be the recipient of some incredible scholarships which positively shaped my upbringing and education.” Dylan Alcott AO
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![Solving our region’s greatest challenges at a world-class level](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0011/978959/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Solving our region’s greatest challenges at a world-class level
University of Newcastle secures top spots in global rankings
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![Startup Stories - Rachel Sperinck (PAH! App)](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/events/research-and-innovation/startup-stories-rachel-sperinck-pah-app/Rachel-Sperinck_Squiz.png/sidebar_thumb.png)
Startup Stories - Rachel Sperinck (PAH! App)
Hear the experiences of an entrepreneur and business owner – the highs, the lows, the wins, the mistakes, the inside story.
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![PD+Base: LinkedIn for Professionals and Researchers](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0009/882630/varieties/sidebar_thumb.png)
PD+Base: LinkedIn for Professionals and Researchers
A very popular webinar fiving you a practical guide to amplifying your presence and impact through LinkedIn.
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![Startups or Stuffups?](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0003/980472/varieties/sidebar_thumb.png)
Startups or Stuffups?
Explore real startup stories and decide: Success or Failure?
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![Exercise Sport Science & Exercise Physiology Industry Day](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0004/977728/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Exercise Sport Science & Exercise Physiology Industry Day
The Exercise Sport Science & Physiology Industry Day is the perfect opportunity to engage with employers, businesses, and alumni in the Exercise Sport Science, and Exercise Physiology fields.
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![Research Integrity Roundtable 2: Research Data](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0007/965743/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Research Integrity Roundtable 2: Research Data
Join us for a roundtable discussion on all things related to Research Data.
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![PD+Health: IP and data integrity - getting it right from the start](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0011/882641/varieties/sidebar_thumb.png)
PD+Health: IP and data integrity - getting it right from the start
In this workshop, we will discuss the different types of intellectual property, when and how to consider protecting it, and how to go about doing this. Specific topics will include:*What is IP?*Different types of IP*When and when not to file patents
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The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.