Archive of news for June 2009
June 2009
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Congratulations to Queen's Birthday honorees
Four outstanding members of the University of Newcastle community have had their commitment and passion for education recognised in the 2009 Queen's Birthday honour list.
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| 10th |
Newcastle graduate wins prestigious Oxford scholarship
Ross Abbs - one of the University of Newcastle's brightest graduates - has won a highly prestigious scholarship to study postgraduate law at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
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| 10th |
New facilities a boost for further education
Today's official unveiling of new teaching and learning facilities at the Port Macquarie campus marks a new milestone in education in the Hastings region.
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| 11th |
Central Coast hosts OHS 'think tank'
Australia's leading occupational health and safety experts will gather at the University of Newcastle's Central Coast campus on Monday 15 June to consider the future direction of research in this field.
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| 15th |
Newcastle graduate receives top gong for Beijing's 'Watercube'
The multi-disciplinary design team behind Beijing's awe-inspiring Watercube has received the engineering community's most prestigious prize – the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award.
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| 17th |
Promotion to Professor and Associate Professor
Congratulations to the following colleagues who have been promoted to Associate Professor or Professor, effective 1 July 2009.
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| 18th |
The time is right for Open Foundation
Just one week remains to get a head start in gaining tertiary qualifications through the University of Newcastle's Intensive Open Foundation program.
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| 19th |
Model partnership a blueprint for NSW
An innovative learning approach offered through the University of Newcastle and Hunter TAFE has proven so successful it is being rolled out across NSW.
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| 19th |
New partnership fosters growth in geosciences
The University of Newcastle is joining with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to help cement the future viability of the minerals and energy sectors in NSW.
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| 19th |
Visiting expert in environmental and occupational toxicology
The WorkCover NSW Research Centre of Excellence (WRCE) will host a visiting expert in environmental toxicology next week at the University of Newcastle's Central Coast campus.
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| 22nd |
Indigenous students head to Malaysia for cultural exchange program
Four local Indigenous students are on their way to Malaysia on a unique month-long cultural exchange program to share their Australian experiences and learn about the country's Indigenous Orang Asli people.
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| 22nd |
Newcastle researcher awarded prestigious national Fellowship
Laureate Professor Scott Sloan at the University of Newcastle is one of just 15 researchers across Australia to be awarded an inaugural Australian Laureate Fellowship.
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| 23rd |
University delegation honoured in China
A University of Newcastle delegation to China has been given the very rare honour of a reception in The Great Hall of the People on Sunday night.
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| 24th |
NUbots to defend title at RoboCup in Austria
The University of Newcastle's world-renowned NUbots are heading to Austria to compete in the 2009 RoboCup competition.
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| 25th |
Speechless Choral Festival
The SPEECHLESS Choral Festival is being held in Newcastle July 2-5 2009, with concerts open to the public at Newcastle Conservatorium of Music and The Great Hall.
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| 26th |
Weighty issues to be tackled by the web
New research will for the first time take a comprehensive look at the effectiveness of the increasingly popular internet-based weight loss programs.
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| 29th |
Farewell to international students
Students from 15 countries will be farewelled at an afternoon tea at the University of Newcastle this afternoon.
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| 29th |
International gong for occupational health and safety expert
University of Newcastle Professor Derek Smith has been named winner of the 2009 World Safety Organization (WSO) Concerned Citizen Award by the WSO Awards Committee.
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| 30th |
Researchers take out award for excellence
Researchers from the University's Priority Research Centre for Brain and Mental Health have taken out the 2009 Excellence in Research National Drug and Alcohol Award.
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