Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm presenting at the TRaCE Inaugural Showcase

News • 6 Mar 2024

Inaugural Showcase debuts cutting-edge solar and hydrogen technologies

More than 200 industry, government officials, researchers, start-ups and university staff came together yesterday to celebrate the achievements of the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program.

A woman and man stand behind a laptop smiling at each other

News • 8 Feb 2024

$438,000 funding to boost cleantech innovation in the Hunter

Local clean technology innovators will have more opportunity to bring their products to market with the NSW Government awarding $438,375 in funding for the University of Newcastle’s Hunter Cleantech Accelerator.

Five people stand out the front of the new sporting facility and cut a ribbon to signify the opening

News • 23 Jan 2024

Cutting-edge facility set to get the most out of athletes

Hunter Sports Centre is raising the bar on athlete performance in the Hunter with the opening of a cutting-edge new facility at the Glendale site.

Flood waters in Lismore reach top of no stopping road sign

News • 23 Jan 2024

Female leadership key to community ‘saving itself’ in unprecedented trauma

As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers’ flooding looms, new research has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed.

four people stand together smiling at the camera

News • 4 Dec 2023

Hunter medical students earn while they learn

An Australian-first initiative to boost healthcare staff  and provide medical students with invaluable paid experience is now underway in Hunter New England Local Health District, thanks to a new partnership with the University of Newcastle and TAFE NSW.

Aerial photo shows houses and over to the ocean

News • 30 Nov 2023

New research reveals encouraging step for Hunter renewal

New research has revealed that the majority of Hunter residents support the need for the region to transition to new sources of employment, a finding buffeted by the strong showings for the region in key social areas such as resilience and community.

Group photo of the Memorandum of Understanding signing

News • 30 Nov 2023

Republic of Korea collaboration: Universities combine with Port of Newcastle on green ammonia research centre

The University of Newcastle and Port of Newcastle have today signed a tripartite agreement with Pusan National University in the Republic of Korea that will see the development of a collaborative research centre for green ammonia power generation.

FFP cohort

News • 21 Nov 2023

Meet the female founders making their mark in the world

Twelve teams - all led by inspiring women - are harnessing the training, knowledge, resources and support provided by the team at I2N to turn their entrepreneurial ideas into success.

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News • 15 Nov 2023

University of Newcastle joins Uniseed venture fund to invest in future of Australian innovation

The University of Newcastle has signed on as an official partner of Uniseed - Australia's longest running venture fund dedicated to helping university researchers turn their ideas into products and services that deliver impact for our communities.

The student winners at the Employability Excellence Awards

News • 9 Nov 2023

The University of Newcastle recognises students, staff and industry partners at Employability Excellence Awards

University of Newcastle student Viv Jayachandran was last night awarded Student Entrepreneur of the Year at the University’s Employability Excellence Awards for his achievements establishing his software business, Jaegersoft.

News • 1 Nov 2023

Build without code, scale with code

Kelvin Htat, University of Newcastle Alumni, is the founder of Licode, a no-code platform that enables people to visually build scalable software applications.

The panel of four discusses in front of the audience

News • 20 Oct 2023

A Tale of Two Cities: Hunter and Illawarra regions collaborate to unlock innovation to drive change

University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong (UOW) partnered with Business Illawarra and Business Hunter today to bring together more than 80 key government and industry stakeholders to discuss the best approach to drive economic and social change through innovation.

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