Our stories from 2026

Health and Wellbeing 5 min read

Does coffee raise your blood pressure? Here’s how much it’s OK to drink

by Clare Collins, Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle

Coffee first entered human lives and veins over 600 years ago.

Health and Wellbeing 4 min read

Is honey good for you? Can it speed recovery if you’re sick or injured?

by Clare Collins, Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle

Honey is often praised for a range of health benefits, from soothing a sore throat and helping you get to sleep to healing woulds and lowering risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.

Science and Technology 5 min read

TVs keep getting more pixels – but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see

by Renee Goreham, Associate Professor, University of Newcasrle

I remember sitting very close to the television as a child and seeing the image was made up of tiny coloured dots, each of which broke down into miniature vertical strips of red, green and blue when I looked even closer.

Business, Law and Politics 4 min read

Money isn’t free. Here’s what to know before downloading a cashback app

by Mirella Atherton, Lecturer, University of Newcastle

“Cashback” apps make an enticing promise. You download an app or click on a web browser extension. You go about your online shopping as usual, spend money, but then get some cash back. It sounds simple, right?

Education 5 min read

‘Mum and Dad both finished school in Year 10’ - How to help first-in-family students graduate from uni

by Sally Patfield, Lecturer, University of Newcastle

Each year, about 30% of new undergraduates in Australia are the first in their families to go to university.

Arts, Culture and Society 6 min read

This uni program is changing the game for mob

by Shahni Wellington

From one students’ first time in a classroom to a mum-of-three’s return to learning, these real-life stories show what’s possible when universities open doors and open minds.

Education 8 min read

Where learning meets care

by Rosemarie Milsom

The University of Newcastle’s community clinics are providing life-changing services and transforming the wellbeing of 5,000 people a year.

Health and Wellbeing 6 min read

Giving men a common antidepressant could help tackle domestic violence: world-first study

by Tony Butler - Professor and Program Head, Justice Health Research Program, UNSW; Emaediong I. Akpanekpo - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, UNSW; Lee Knight - Academic Program Director for the Mental Health Practice Program, UNSW; Peter William Schofield - Conjoint Professor School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle; Rhys Mantell - PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW

In April 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared domestic and family violence a “national crisis” calling for proactive responses that “focus on the perpetrators and focus on prevention”.The issue hasn’t really improved since then.

Education 5 min read

More and more Australian families are homeschooling. How can we make sure they do it well?

by Rebecca English - Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology; Chris Krogh - Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle; David Roy - Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle

Across Australia, more families are choosing to homeschool.

Arts, Culture and Society 5 min read

Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home

by Julia Cook, Senior Lecturer in Sociology

Achieving the so-called “Australian dream” of home ownership is increasingly difficult for members of younger generations.