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News - April 2007

1 April 2007
University launches major scholarships campaign
The University of Newcastle Foundation has launched a major fundraising campaign to enable it to increase the number and range of scholarships available to students.

2 April 2007
University further boosts research into climate change
Bolstering the University of Newcastle's research efforts on the environment, the University has today announced the creation of a new research centre on climate change.

4 April 2007
University welcomes scholarship support from Xstrata Coal
Scholarship programs at the University of Newcastle have been boosted, with the announcement of two new grants from Xstrata Coal.

5 April 2007
Teachers recognised for commitment to education
Three Hunter region high school teachers will be recognised for their lasting positive impacts on the lives of students with an award from the University of Newcastle.

11 April 2007
Why wait 'til 08? Mid-year university enrolments open now
Mid-year enrolment at the University of Newcastle is now open, with the University Admission Centre (UAC) taking applications from today.

11 April 2007
University of Newcastle celebrates graduation
Graduation ceremonies for the University of Newcastle will be held on the Callaghan campus over the next week.

13 April 2007
Secret life of the sex-changing fish revealed
Local research has revealed a remarkable tale of fish changing sex and fish harems in waters off the New South Wales Central Coast.

18 April 2007
Nutrition expert honoured with international award
A leading expert from the University of Newcastle has been recognised for her research into best-practice nutrition and dietetic support with an international award from the renowned journal Nutrition.

20 April 2007
UniLink encourages post-school education options
The University of Newcastle's UniLink program is helping to address the Hunter region's growing youth unemployment problem by encouraging more local school students to complete Year 12 and then consider further education.

23 April 2007
New documentary showcases Fort Scratchley
The producer of a new documentary on Fort Scratchley has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of an additional $4 million funding for the historical site.

24 April 2007
University higher research goes from strength to strength
Frogs, autism, depression and Anne von Bertouch may not, on the surface, have anything in common, but they are all contributing to the University of Newcastle's reputation as an institution of research excellence.

26 April 2007
Generous support brings music to our ears
A new pipe organ in the Great Hall at the University of Newcastle will be officially unveiled tonight, thanks to the generosity of local philanthropists.

27 April 2007
Leading toxicologist warns against new drug of abuse
An internationally recognised toxicologist at the University of Newcastle has warned of the dangers of abusing the drug benzylpiperazine.

30 April 2007
Research to download music choices
The increasing popularity of downloading music from the internet has led researchers at the University of Newcastle to ask whether we are about to abandon physical forms of music entirely.

Funding announced for research into the effect of asthma on babies
The Commonwealth Government has announced funding of more than half a million dollars to the Hunter Medical Research Institute for University of Newcastle researchers looking into the effects of maternal asthma on unborn babies.

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