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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.

Two leading University of Newcastle health researchers, Professor Nathan Bartlett and Professor Julie Byles have each been honoured in the 2024 City of Newcastle Citizen of the Year Awards.

Premature birth, severe asthma and sperm stress will be a key focus for innovative researchers from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), who were successful in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants.

Six University of Newcastle researchers have been awarded more than $10.3m in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator grants* to tackle health problems such as pre-term labour, schizophrenia, endometrial and lung cancers, as well as asthma.

University of Newcastle researcher Professor Murray Cairns and his Precision Medicine team at HMRI have discovered a unique biomarker in the blood of people with schizophrenia.

A self-proclaimed life-long learner, with 25 years midwifery experience to her name, Nicole Hainsworth has always yearned to improve practices for mother and baby. Today the University of Newcastle teaching academic will graduate with her PhD focused on midwifery continuity of care.

A proud Wiradjuri man from Singleton on Wonnarua Country, Scott left school in year 10 to start working on a horse stud farm. Finding his way to community services, Scott began to dream of studying medicine to help his community and started tertiary education.

Professor Zsolt Balogh was named 2023 HMRI Researcher of the Year at an awards ceremony held at NEX on Friday night in front of an audience of more than 200 supporters, colleagues and community members.

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.

University of Newcastle researchers have secured funding from the Australian Research Council for specialist imaging equipment that will reduce the number of animals required in research projects.

Using facial recognition to transform genetic diagnosis of children with intellectual disability and a community-led breastfeeding support program for Indigenous families are among five Hunter research projects awarded more than $9.3m in Australian government health and medical funding.

Meet the I2N Female Founders Program 2023 cohort