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Alicia and Dan Edge, both entrepreneurial partners and spouses, shared their remarkable journey of founding a nutrition startup while balancing family life at I2N's Startup Stories event at I2N Hub Honeysuckle on Wednesday 5th of March.

Attending a Science and Engineering Challenge inspired Ella Leydon to study STEM in senior school. She is now a systems engineer for Boeing and has recently given back to the SEC by volunteering at a Science and Engineering Challenge event in Brisbane.

Architecture students from the University of Newcastle will have the extraordinary opportunity to showcase their work on an international stage as part of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the world’s premier platform for contemporary design thinking.

Graduation is always a proud moment, but for Hayley and Julia McGregor, it holds an extra layer of significance as they crossed the stage together, both as graduates of the University of Newcastle’s School of Environmental and Life Sciences (SELS).

Two newly discovered species of Australian frogs may be unable to adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change, raising urgent conservation concerns from scientists.

Four academics from the University of Newcastle have been honoured with prestigious Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT).

The University of Newcastle’s acclaimed Science and Engineering Challenge has been awarded $1.9 million funding as part of the Australian Government’s School Pathways Program.

The Science and Engineering Challenge began events in 2000 and since then has reached over 480 000 students, inspiring them to take up STEM studies in senior school and gain the skills they needed to enter tertiary STEM studies. In 2025 they celebrate their 25th year of engaging students in STEM.

Medical conditions that deprive the testes of oxygen, such as sleep apnoea, may be contributing to the decline in male fertility observed over the past 50 years, a new study suggests.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has today visited the University of Newcastle to announce $20.7 million in funding to develop a ‘Future Industries Facility’ at the university’s Callaghan Campus. It will bring together undergraduate students, SMEs and community from across the Hunter to test and scale-up new technology and upskill people.

Congratulations to Professor Ajayan Vinu, Director of the Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, for being named a Highly Cited Researcher for 2024 by Clarivate!

Inspired by her father’s career and choosing to follow in his footsteps, Maddie Huynh is graduating with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours).