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News • 16 Oct 2023

The best team player: robot or human?

Do teams perform better when working collaboratively or competitively? How does a human perform when working alongside AI?

News • 11 Oct 2023

Gliding into a more sustainable future

The nail-biting task of designing and launching their own glider has gripped thousands of high school students over the years as part of the Science and Engineering Challenge. This exhilarating activity has had a sustainable makeover thanks to a special partnership with Boeing.

News • 11 Oct 2023

Professor Anna Giacomini elected as an ATSE Fellow

Australia’s leading expert on rockfall mechanics and protection design, Professor Anna Giacomini, is among the distinguished cohort of Fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) this year.

News • 10 Oct 2023

Ma & Morley Scholars return to China

More than forty years since the chance meeting at West Lake in Hangzhou, China that sparked the friendship between Jack Ma and the Morley family, the Ma & Morley scholars visited China for a unique cultural exchange.

News • 09 Oct 2023

Meet the 2023 I2N Accelerator cohort

Meet the I2N Accelerator 2023 cohort

News • 05 Oct 2023

Local educators level up with Google-funded 'iSTEM Zero-to-Hero' PD at the University of Newcastle

This term, the University of Newcastle hosted teachers and support staff from local schools for a STEM-focussed professional development (PD) – “iSTEM Zero-to-Hero”.

News • 04 Oct 2023

A community organisation fighting to end sexual violence

Hear the experiences of an entrepreneur and business owner – the highs, the lows, the wins, the mistakes, the inside story.

News • 22 Sep 2023

Hundreds of female students empowered to kick learning goals

Still buzzing from seeing their newfound heroes, the Matildas, achieve amazing World Cup success, a group of 200 female students hit the field at Industree Stadium, Gosford to participate in Maths with Mariners.

News • 21 Sep 2023

University and industry collaboration: ResTech officially opened by Minister Hon Ed Husic MP

The Honourable Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry and Science, today visited the University of Newcastle to officially open the new ResTech facility.

News • 19 Sep 2023

Thank you for shaping a better tomorrow

Our incredible University of Newcastle community came together yet again to shape a better, fairer and more sustainable tomorrow through our 2023 Gifting Day.

News • 18 Sep 2023

Researchers awarded over half a million dollars to establish a Centre for Construction Safety and Well-being

Through an industry partnership, a Construction Management research team of the University of Newcastle was successful in winning a grant of $620,000 to establish a Centre for Construction Safety and Well-being (CCSW) at the School of Architecture and Built Environment.

News • 14 Sep 2023

Dr Jessica Allen receives prestigious Young Tall Poppy Award

Electrochemical engineer, Dr Jessica Allen has been recognised with a NSW 2023 Young Tall Poppy Science Award for her outstanding contribution to science communication.

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