News - November 2005

1 November 2005
Gift to help with the hope of life for others
A generous donation of $50,000 to the University of Newcastle's Faculty of Health will help with continuing research into melanoma. The donation has been given by the Parsons family of Newcastle in memory of Dallas Parsons who passed away as a result of melanoma in 2003 at the age of 56.

2 November 2005
Have you set your wedding date yet?
The University of Newcastle is looking for women to take part in new research on marriage. Emma Kirby, a Masters student in the Faculty of Education and Arts, says the purpose of the project is to uncover the meanings and values that young women in Newcastle and the Lower Hunter Region attach to marriage.

8 November 2005
Mobile texting technology could be improved
A University of Newcastle study exploring new 'real time' mobile text communication technologies in the lives of people who are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment has highlighted the different needs of user groups and argues for improvements.

9 November 2005
Newcastle, partner in global minerals research program
The University of Newcastle will be part of a global research program to find radical new ways of extracting minerals from the earth.

9 November 2005
Newcastle provides conservation training to Southeast Asia
Seven young environmental scientists from Southeast Asia will visit the University of Newcastle this week as part of an international conservation training program.

9 November 2005
University Awarded Over $11 Million in ARC Grants
The University of Newcastle has secured $11.1 million in today's announcement of the Australian Research Council (ARC) National Competitive Grants Program.

14 November 2005
David Maddison Lecturer asks who gets to shape our future
The rural GP and medical education academic who was responsible for guiding many recent changes to improve health services for people in rural areas will deliver the University of Newcastle's 2005 David Maddison Lecture this week.

16 November 2005
University Appoints Faculty Leaders
Two internationally recognised scholars have been appointed to lead the Faculties of Business and Law and Engineering and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle.

22 November 2005
University Appoints DVC (Academic)
An internationally recognised scholar who has extensive experience in academic development and university governance has been appointed to the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Newcastle.

24 November 2005
Physics is the stuff of stories
Studying in the complex area of Physics is not enough for one student at the University of Newcastle. He takes the principles, writes short stories about them and encourages others to do so as well.

25 November 2005
University Appoints DVC (Research)
A distinguished scholar with extensive experience in research management and policy development at local, state and national levels has been appointed to the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Newcastle.

25 November 2005
Japanese history comes to Newcastle
A University of Newcastle researcher says an upcoming conference on Japan will highlight the important work being done by historians in Australia and elsewhere in improving our knowledge of a nation with which we have had a long and sometimes difficult relationship.

28 November 2005
Collaboration wins national award
Collaboration between the University of Newcastle and Ludowici MPE, which led to the development of a new separation technology, has won a national award for Best Research and Development.

31 November 2005
Fulbright scholar looks for balance in brain research
World leading research by HMRI researchers at the University of Newcastle has attracted a prestigious Fulbright Scholar who will spend twelve months at the University researching the balance disorder, Méniére's disease.

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