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.
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
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
School of Health Science
School of Medicine and Public Health
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Research stories
Buying time for stroke patients
Researchers at the University of Newcastle are pioneering a world‑first therapy that boosts the brain’s collateral blood flow, extending the treatment window for stroke patients and enabling more people to access life‑saving interventions.
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How 57,000 women are shaping health policy in Australia
Researchers from the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland have created the largest and longest-running women’s health study in Australian history – and its findings are shaping policy and practice at the state, national and international levels.
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Tracking flu outbreaks to improve public health
The University of Newcastle’s FluTracking program uses weekly crowd‑sourced data to detect the onset and severity of influenza and other respiratory illnesses, helping health officials monitor outbreaks across Australia and internationally.
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Research Institutes & Centres
Tackling the issues that matter to our regions and our world.
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.
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.
Newcastle Academy of Health Professional Development
We offer a diverse range of short courses designed by experts to help boost your professional growth in flexible learning environments.
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.
National partnership to accelerate brain cancer innovation
Building on a 10 year commitment to MHF Innovation Grant Funding, with over $10 million allocated, the MHF Centre is now honing their investments in brain cancer research with targeted project funding for key partnerships. Professor Ivan Kempson, Professor of Biophysics at Adelaide University and his team are leading the first Partner Node project
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Kirralee Hughes honoured nationally for transforming brain cancer care and research
Mark Hughes Foundation co-founder Kirralee Hughes has been named a recipient of the 2026 Jeannie Ferris Award* for Members of the Community, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to improving outcomes for people with cancer.
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Two Hunter researchers backed with $200,000 to turn breakthrough ideas into better health
Two Hunter researchers have secured the 2026 Newcastle Permanent Innovator Fellowships, receiving $100,000 each to help turn their medical research ideas into life-saving solutions.
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University of Newcastle welcomes additional Commonwealth Supported Places to strengthen regional medical workforce
The University of Newcastle has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of 50 additional Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for medical students nationally. The CSPs will be shared across eight universities, including the University of Newcastle, and begin from 2028.
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National digital asthma trial helping adults to breathe easier
Asthma Australia and the University of Newcastle are inviting adults with asthma to take part in a national digital trial designed to make day-to-day asthma management easier.
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University of Newcastle welcomes extension of prac payments
The University of Newcastle welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to expand the Commonwealth Prac Payment to students undertaking placements in an additional 10 frontline health professions.
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Global Experience Week
Current Student event for seeing the world while you study or intern overseas. Newcastle Students can register for an event or simply walk up to a pop up stall to ask any question about travelling through the University of Newcastle Global Experience Team.
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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.