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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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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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![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
Considered one of Australia’s top concussion researchers, Associate Professor Andrew Gardner is leading one of the world’s largest longitudinal studies to help reduce the risk of concussive injury in sport and improve care for current and retired athletes.
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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.
![Department of Rural Health](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0011/851663/varieties/gallery_slide.jpg)
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.
![Walk-and-Talk: University of Newcastle team taking men’s therapy outdoors](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0006/986577/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Walk-and-Talk: University of Newcastle team taking men’s therapy outdoors
Depression is a leading mental health concern in men. Yet, less than half of affected men seek professional help, and when they do, services are often not responsive to their needs.
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![Beyond the needle: what drives athletes to dope?](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0012/985836/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Beyond the needle: what drives athletes to dope?
Coaches, government agencies, sponsors – even family and friends – are having an influence whether an athlete chooses to dope according to new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast.
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![Professor Dun recognised with Australian Society for Medical Research award](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0012/985575/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Professor Dun recognised with Australian Society for Medical Research award
The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) has announced Professor Matt Dun from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute as the recipient of the esteemed 2024 ASMR Medallist award.
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![Sector-first approach to Indigenous health research](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0003/983433/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Sector-first approach to Indigenous health research
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![New study aims to put asthma into remission](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0011/983126/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
New study aims to put asthma into remission
Researchers at HMRI and the University of Newcastle have evaluated a drug called azithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic, to test if it would put moderate to severe asthma into remission.
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![$4.8m NHMRC Investigator grants to improve health of our communities](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0008/983132/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
$4.8m NHMRC Investigator grants to improve health of our communities
Three University of Newcastle researchers have been awarded $4.8m in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator grants* to find solutions to health problems such as pre-term birth and male infertility.
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![HPREP 2 - Health Research Support Services across our Regional Partners – What do I need and where can I access it?](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0006/931992/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
HPREP 2 - Health Research Support Services across our Regional Partners – What do I need and where can I access it?
HPREP 2 - Health Research Support Services across our Partners – What do I need and where can I access it?
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![PD+Micro Credentials: What have we learned about development and quality learning in Micros?](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0005/882653/varieties/sidebar_thumb.png)
PD+Micro Credentials: What have we learned about development and quality learning in Micros?
In this seminar we discuss the need for attention to standards and governance in the development and credentialling of micros. Roadblocks and challenges to development and being quick to market will be discussed.
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![PD+Base: A Marketing approach to research commercialisation (Value Proposition)](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0009/882630/varieties/sidebar_thumb.png)
PD+Base: A Marketing approach to research commercialisation (Value Proposition)
Building on Webinar "Audience Identification", participants will learn how to bring together their invention/offering and the potential market to test market response. This webinar is about how you demonstrate that there are customers for your invention.
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![Research Profile Speed Session](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0011/969041/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
Research Profile Speed Session
Research Advantage is pairing up with the UON Library to deliver a Research Profile Speed Session. A well-optimised researcher profile is essential for every researcher.
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![The Educator Network Showcase](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0007/534958/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg)
The Educator Network Showcase
The Educator Network showcase is an opportunity to share your approaches, excitement/anxieties, successes (or not) and engage with colleagues from across the institution on GenAI in teaching and learning in HE.
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![PD+ Arts/Hass: Funding Opportunities for Social Impact](https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0008/985139/varieties/sidebar_thumb.png)
PD+ Arts/Hass: Funding Opportunities for Social Impact
Social entrepreneurship is the application of entrepreneurial approaches to the goal of creating social impact. A key part of this approach is being aware of and leveraging different approaches to fundraising, including philanthropy, impact investment and presales.
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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.