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News
University of Newcastle returns to positive core operating result in 2025
The University of Newcastle’s Vice-Chancellor has today shared the university’s 2025 financial results with staff.
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Cancer Institute Fellowship supports quest for greater understanding of DIPG triggers
A Newcastle researcher is on a mission to uncover the underlying biology of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a lethal brainstem tumour responsible for half of all childhood brain cancer deaths.
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Team sport the MVP for kicking kids’ mental health goals
Findings examining sport participation and mental health in children and adolescents reveal that organised sport, particularly team sport, can be a powerful setting for supporting mental health and social development.
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Blueprint for FEE-FREE Uni Ready courses unveiled
Universities across Australia now have a blueprint to deliver free university pathway programs, following the launch today of national policy recommendations and a guidebook developed by the University of Newcastle.
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University of Newcastle officially opens new Gosford building
Federal Minister for Education the Hon Jason Clare MP and NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education the Hon Steve Whan MP officially opened the University of Newcastle’s Gosford Central building today.
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Australia’s longest-running women’s health study celebrates 30-year milestone
When a visionary study of Australian women’s health was launched in the 1990s, high-quality data was scarce and crippling conditions such as endometriosis under-recognised.
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Events
Michael Cusack – FIELD NOTES: The Ruins of Ideas
An exhibition by Micael Cusack bringing together painting and found objects as parallel modes of creative inquiry.
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Natural History Illustration and Beyond
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Exercise Right Week: A free Community Health initiative by the University of Newcastle Exercise Physiology Clinic
Not sure where to start with exercise? Returning to exercise? Or dealing with an injury, niggle or health condition? Exercise Right Week is your start point. Free Community Health Assessments during Exercise Right Week, including personalised exercise programs.
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THRIVE for Wellbeing
THRIVE for Wellbeing is a free weekly group for students wanting to improve their wellbeing and learn new ways to navigate challenges, whilst connecting with fellow students.
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Virtual Reality Stress Management Training: 5 Week Program
You want to do well, to set you up for the life you want. But uni life can hit hard. Stress and anxiety can pull you off course, and self-doubt creeps in.
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NUmates Signature Scent Workshop
Create your own personalized fragrance in this hands-on workshop. All materials and a light lunch will be provided.
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Hippocampus
5 foods to add to your shopping list
Food prices are adding pressure on household budgets, especially for Australians on the lowest incomes.
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Groundwater is heating up
Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater.
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Australia’s first civilian jury was entirely female
It’s hard to imagine now, but for almost 1,000 years, pregnant women in England could avoid the death penalty just by virtue of being pregnant. A pregnant woman sentenced to death would receive a stay of execution until the baby was born.
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The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.