Research Opportunities
The University of Newcastle conducts research in a vast range of areas:
- Our researchers have discovered that nerve cells affected by Macular Degeneration cope with the disease by growing new cell connections. These findings provide critical insight into the disease, useful for investigations into therapeutic treatments.
- We have discovered a 'placental clock' that decides when a baby will be born, developed tests to identify women at risk of premature birth, and have developed paint-on vaccines for common infections.
- Our health researchers have recently shown that melanoma cells can be destroyed by infecting them with a common cold virus.
- We have discovered that the marsupial lion Thylacoleo carnifex, which roamed Australia during the ice age, had the strongest bite force for its size of any large carnivorous mammal.
- The University of Newcastle is currently part of a global research program to find radical new ways of extracting minerals from the earth. In total $8.4 million was awarded to this collaborative project by the Australian Research Council.
- We are examining how globalisation and regional integration affects local communities and national societies in order to increase our understanding of the complex processes which are shaping the region in which we live.
For details of all the research areas we offer and contact details of academics, please refer to the domestic and international prospectuses.
WARP - Directory of Research Expertise
The University of Newcastle offers a wide range of research areas. Search the University's research expertise database, WARP, to find particular areas of academic expertise.
Research Centres
We are host to a range of research centres funded either by the Australian Government and industry or from our own resources. Our ten Priority Research Centres bring together our top researchers and promote cross-faculty and cross-disciplinary research. Full details of all our research centres are available on the Research Centres web page.
Voluntary Register of Supervisors
The Voluntary Register of Supervisors, introduced in 2008, provides another means of searching for a supervisor. The Register has details of supervisors who have voluntarily applied for listing on the register, have met the eligibility criteria and who are actively seeking research higher degree candidates.
