The University of Newcastle Central Coast
Welcome to the University of Newcastle - Central Coast. The University of Newcastle has a major presence on the Central Coast of New South Wales at Ourimbah through a multi-sector co-located partnership of the University and TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute. "Ourimbah" is an Indigenous word expressing a place of learning, and the campus is located on traditional lands where this learning took place. The Ourimbah campus offers University, TAFE and Community College programs and courses on one site so that students can take advantage of pathways between levels and sectors of education and training.
News and Highlights
| 28 Mar |
Pregnancy researchers target contraction ‘controller’With premature and post-date pregnancies both posing potentially dire health risks for newborn babies and mothers, University of Newcastle researchers have been tracking a protein thought to act as a controller of contractions. Find out more… |
| 28 Mar |
Postcards reduce self-poisoning eventsPostcards from the EDge, a Newcastle-based research trial in which “postcards” are mailed to patients who have been hospitalised for self-poisoning, halved the rate of general hospital readmissions and reduced psychiatric hospital admissions by a third, over a five-year period. Find out more… |
| 26 Mar |
University scholarships up for grabs for Central Coast studentsStudents studying at the University of Newcastle’s Central Coast campus are being urged to apply for a scholarship, which can help ease the financial burden associated with study. Find out more… |
