Collaboration - Hippocampus - The University of Newcastle, Australia https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/feeds/topic-stories.rss?topic=topic_collaboration Stories you'll remember... en-au Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:00:01 +1100 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:00:01 +1100 web@newcastle.edu.au (University of Newcastle, Australia) Fight for justice https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/fight-for-justice?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/fight-for-justice Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +1100 The fight to free Kathleen Folbigg – the woman once dubbed Australia’s worst female serial killer – started in 2013 with the University’s Legal Centre and its law students helping to drive the movement.

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The ripple effect of drought https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/the-ripple-effect-of-drought?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/the-ripple-effect-of-drought Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +1000 Drought is like a creeping cancer. It insidiously infects communities. It spreads profound and multifaceted challenges that demand multidisciplinary treatment.

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Protecting Indigenous knowledges https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/protecting-indigenous-knowledges?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/protecting-indigenous-knowledges Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +1000 During his research to unlock the archives, Dr Hodgetts found that the keys had been long-kept from cultural knowledge-holders.

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NGARRAMA – Newcastle’s largest reconciliation event https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/ngarrama-newcastles-largest-reconciliation-event?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2023/ngarrama-newcastles-largest-reconciliation-event Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +1100 How one conversation became a community movement

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Traditional knowledge key to solving the world’s plastics pollution disaster https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/traditional-knowledge-could-be-the-answer-to-the-worlds-plastic-pollution-disaster?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/traditional-knowledge-could-be-the-answer-to-the-worlds-plastic-pollution-disaster Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +1100 A return to Indigenous-led solutions may be our only hope to address the global waste issue, according to researchers.

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Borneo offers students a taste of research, culture and connection https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/borneo-experience?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/borneo-experience Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1000 20 uni students, proboscis monkeys and a rockstar professor make for an unforgettable trip to Borneo, Indonesia.

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Community connection https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/community-connection?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/community-connection Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1000 For some people, the knowledge of who they are and where they come from is clouded in mystery. A new workshop, led by The Wollotuka Institute, aims to clear the air.

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The Long Game of Brain Cancer Research https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/brain-cancer-research?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/brain-cancer-research Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1000 The determination Mark Hughes displayed on the rugby league field with the Newcastle Knights continues to drive his effort to find a cure for brain cancer.

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Mosquito mates: how clothing has stopped mozzies and started a movement https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/borne-clothing?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/borne-clothing Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000 Student start-up Borne Clothing has developed a mosquito-repelling clothing line that is contributing to the fight against malaria.

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Projects to real world: The proof and possibilities of commercialised research https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/research-commercialisation?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/research-commercialisation Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 +1000 From leading sustainability technology, to treating cancer, and revolutionising education – the University of Newcastle is changing the game.

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Girls to the front https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/girls-in-stem?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/girls-in-stem Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000 Female high school students in the Hunter are being inspired to pursue meaningful careers in STEM thanks to a unique program created over a conversation at a campus cafe.

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The talking cure https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/speech-pathology-preschool-program?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2022/speech-pathology-preschool-program Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +1100 Speech pathology students are playing an important role in the establishment of a new community-centred program to improve outcomes for children in regional NSW.

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How two satellites packing lasers and microwaves are helping us predict floods https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2021/nasa-flooding?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2021/nasa-flooding Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1100 Using satellites, lasers and microwaves, Professor Shin-Chan Han is working with some of the most accurate measurements of gravity humankind has ever recorded. But while these instruments are hundreds of kilometres above our heads in space, their applications could change the way we prepare ourselves for flooding here on Earth.

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The next big thing in energy that’s already here – Hydrogen https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2021/green-hydrogen?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2021/green-hydrogen Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1100 Greenest ride? Why this hydrogen fuel produced from thin air and sunshine is sure to rev you up.

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The op-shop funding global cancer research https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2020/op-shop-cancer-research?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2020/op-shop-cancer-research Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1100 Tucked away in Rutherford, New South Wales, lies an unassuming second-hand store whose dedicated volunteers have quietly raised millions for Hunter researchers combating cancer.

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A tale of unlikely 'iso' pals https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2020/iso-pen-pals?utm_source=HippocampusTopicRSS%26utm_medium=RSS https://www.newcastle.edu.au/hippocampus/story/2020/iso-pen-pals Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +1100 Meet the kindy kids and aged care residents in the Hunter region who, after months of written letters back and forth, found the COVID silver lining.

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