News - October 2005

4 October 2005
The Actor's Nightmare
It's opening night at the theatre, the audience is ready, the curtain goes up… and George Spelvin doesn't know his lines. Not only that, he doesn't really know which play he is performing in. In fact, he's not really sure where he is. Worst of all, he's pretty sure he's an accountant.

5 October 2005
The Nation's Young Problem Solvers to face off in Newcastle
Young minds will be thinking at top speed and problem solving skills and innovation will be the main priority at an event to be held in Newcastle over two days (19th and 20th October, 2005).

6 October 2005
Study to look at history of extreme climate events in Sydney
Researchers from the University of Newcastle have been awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage Project grant to investigate the history of droughts and floods in the Sydney Basin.

7 October 2005
Researchers find 'Nessie' also ate clams, snails and crabs
Researchers have found that the bizarre long-necked plesiosaurs - one of the most recognisable animals from the Dinosaur era and inspiration of the Loch Ness monster myth - actually ate a wide variety of food, including bottom living hard shelled clams and snails, rather than just being the specialist hunters of free-swimming prey they were traditionally thought to be.

7 October 2005
National workshop means healthy future for Indigenous medical education
Increasing the numbers of Indigenous health professionals will be the focus of a national workshop to be hosted by the University of Newcastle, a leading provider of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical education and training.

10 October 2005
Facing up to Schizophrenia
HMRI / NISAD researchers from the University of Newcastle's Centre for Mental Health Studies, in collaboration with the Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders (NISAD), are launching a study into the way people with schizophrenia view faces, which could lead to new methods of treatment.

10 October 2005
State of health in the west
The University of Newcastle's Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH) will launch a survey to gain a better understanding of the health needs of people living in rural and remote NSW.

11 October 2005
Mental Health researchers available for interview

12 October 2005
Funding means healthy future for research
The University of Newcastle has been awarded $5.7 million in the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants.

12 October 2005
Port Macquarie offers 30 funded places for future teachers
The University of Newcastle is offering 30 funded (Commonwealth Supported) places in the Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary) at Port Macquarie for 2006.

12 October 2005
The University of Newcastle Celebrates Graduation Overseas
Students from Australia and countries throughout South East Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, China, India, Hong Kong and Thailand, will attend the University of Newcastle's Overseas Graduation Ceremonies in Singapore on Saturday, 15 October 2005.

17 October 2005
It might not always look like they're listening - but they have been
It's easy to criticise young people. Particularly those around that mid-teenage bracket who seem to live in a world of their own and can baffle their parents and teachers with what we think are their peculiar ways of behaving and communicating. We think they are not listening.

17 October 2005
Fall-Proofing
The University of Newcastle's, Faculty of Health is running a research study for older people at risk of falls and is looking for volunteers to take part.

18 October 2005
Illustration students compete for prestigious award
Eleven students with a passion for flora and fauna illustration will vie for one of the University of Newcastle's most prestigious awards this week, the 2005 Margaret Senior Wildlife Illustration Award.

20 October 2005
Employers want our engineers
The University of Newcastle continues to demonstrate its reputation as a leading educator of highly skilled graduates with a new survey revealing that 90.3% of 2003 - 04 graduate engineers from the University secured employment as engineers this year.

21 October 2005
Why do hormones influence a premmie baby's survival?
National Babies Day. HMRI Mothers and Babies researchers are investigating the influence particular hormones have on premature babies and the impact this has on the babies' adaptation to life outside the womb.

26 October 2005
Recreating Einstein with Experimental Madness
To celebrate the anniversary of Albert Einstein's amazing annus mirabilis, or 'year of wonders', some of Einstein's key experiments will be recreated live on stage at the University of Newcastle with renowned British Astrophysicist, Professor Malcolm Longair.

31 October 2005
University high on the agenda in Port Macquarie
Judging by early figures on applications for degree programs offered at the University of Newcastle's Port Macquarie campus, there is keen interest from people in the region.

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