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Two Hunter researchers backed with $200,000 to turn breakthrough ideas into better health

Two Hunter researchers backed with $200,000 to turn breakthrough ideas into better health

Two Hunter researchers have secured the 2026 Newcastle Permanent Innovator Fellowships, receiving $100,000 each to help turn their medical research ideas into life-saving solutions.

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.

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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.

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.

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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Adding Open Educational Resources to your Course Reading List

Adding Open Educational Resources to your Course Reading List

This workshop is delivered by the University Library Education Services team and will introduce teaching staff to open educational resources, course readings management through Leganto, and the support available to enhance teaching and learning.

Rubrics (with Agent) Workshop - at NUSpace

Rubrics (with Agent) Workshop - at NUSpace

This Rubrics workshop will cover the principles of using rubrics for assessment. Participants will learn how to construct a rubric that will support student learning and increase the efficiency and consistency of marking.

FLIP Showcase

FLIP Showcase

Witness the Hunter's most ambitious women founders present their ventures and celebrate their achievements