Welcome to new / The University of Newcastle, Australia

The
World
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New

Professor Ravi Naidu and his team are making drinking water safe in Bangladesh.

The world needs new

The promise of a better future for our world lies in finding innovative solutions for the world’s greatest problems. Our world-class research drives the kind of innovation and discovery that challenges conventional thinking. Our research breaks new ground and changes lives.

See how the University of Newcastle is meeting these problems head on.

New clears

Professor Ravi Naidu is removing 250 gigatons of life threatening contaminants polluting our world.

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New pioneers

Professors Chris Levi, Neil Spratt, Mark Parsons and their teams are finding new ways to help save the lives of stroke victims.

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New re-energises

Professor Moghtaderi is fighting global warming by making breakthroughs, like methane gas conversion.

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New advocates

Dr Amy Maguire advises for the collective human right of persons displaced by climate change.

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New relieves

Professor Paul Dastoor and his team have developed a printable saliva-based test of glucose levels for diabetics.

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New surprises

Shan Turner-Carroll produces striking mystical images inspired by his upbringing and cultural heritage.

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New grows

Associate Professor Kym Rae is working to improve health and literacy in indigenous communities.

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New begins with you Mid-year applications are now open. Apply today.

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New needs you

New needs your curiosity, your passion, your optimism. It needs those who are excitedly entrepreneurial and those eager to have impact. To do good things, to make good things, invent good things. It needs those who are on the verge of breaking through, and who dream of shaping a brighter future for all.

See how our students are bringing new to the world.