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National digital asthma trial helping adults to breathe easier

National digital asthma trial helping adults to breathe easier

Asthma Australia and the University of Newcastle are inviting adults with asthma to take part in a national digital trial designed to make day-to-day asthma management easier.

Recipe for healthier kids: $4.9m research project to transform food and nutrition in Australian childcare

Recipe for healthier kids: $4.9m research project to transform food and nutrition in Australian childcare

Healthy futures start on the plate, with a new NSW-wide collaboration set to improve nutrition for young Australians in childcare services - helping prevent chronic disease and securing their paths to stronger lifelong wellbeing.

MRFF funding to kick off brain cancer patient platform

MRFF funding to kick off brain cancer patient platform

A team of early career researchers is set to kick-start a new project aimed at delivering better outcomes for brain cancer patients with funding from the Medical Research Future Fund.

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From kitchen table to Woolworths shelves

From kitchen table to Woolworths shelves

From kitchen table to woolworths shelves

National trial spotlights cultural safety in health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

National trial spotlights cultural safety in health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

A national trial of a new tool designed to measure cultural safety in health services from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, will aim to track progress and ultimately lift health outcomes.

Blak Excellence Learning Exchange – “From the Sea to the Desert”

Blak Excellence Learning Exchange – “From the Sea to the Desert”

The Blak Excellence Reciprocal Learning Exchange brings together emerging leaders from communities across Australia and North America to connect, learn and collaborate.

FINDING HOME Life Outside Institutions

FINDING HOME Life Outside Institutions

This exhibition tells their stories by drawing from a rich set of archival material to evoke the spaces of care and the varied experiences of individuals who sought help. It shines new light on twentieth-century journeys between hospital and home for people leaving institutions.

Finding home: life outside institutions

Finding home: life outside institutions

Exhibiting the stories of those who attended and left mental hospitals between 1900 to 1960 to better understand mental health care in the community before new ideas about 'community psychiatry'.

HEAD2ART: An Arts-Based Inquiry Developing Museum Wellbeing Programs

HEAD2ART: An Arts-Based Inquiry Developing Museum Wellbeing Programs

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Echoes of the Globe

Echoes of the Globe

An afternoon of music from across the globe brought to you by The University of Newcastle Arts Orchetsra.

2026 HDR Student Festival

2026 HDR Student Festival

Higher Degree by Research students are making breakthrough discoveries and solving the world’s most formidable problems. The HDR Student Festival will feature a range of conference-style activities, as well as University-wide events to showcase the excellence and innovation of our HDR cohort.

Cadmus Assessment Setup Workshop

Cadmus Assessment Setup Workshop

Discover how Cadmus empowers better written assessments—enhancing academic integrity, revealing student learning insights, and streamlining the entire workflow from setup to grading. Join this session to build, customise, and analyse assessments while exploring practical tools to support student success.