March 2013

The transition of the University of Newcastle web site is now complete, with a fresh new design and structure that has improved the user experience for our key audiences.

Each year, independent ranking systems measure UoN's academic and research performance against the world's best universities, including the Ivy League in the US, the Russell Group in the UK and the 'Group of 9' in China.

University of Newcastle researchers are about to perfect printing water-based solar paint that will revolutionise the application of solar energy.

Newcastle-based company director Glenn Turner has been appointed Chairman of the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Board, with Bob Kennedy officially retiring from the role after six years.

The genome of an extinct Australian frog has been revived and reactivated by a team of scientists using sophisticated cloning technology to implant a "dead" cell nucleus into a fresh egg from another frog species.

A pioneering prostate cancer researcher will today be recognised for his untiring work in early intervention campaigns and his groundbreaking research into better treatments for those threatened by locally advanced cancers.

A University of Newcastle research team is hoping to uncover the hidden world of food addiction with a new project launched this week.

Years of hard work and commitment were rewarded when students from University of Newcastle's Port Macquarie campus donned their gowns and caps to graduate on Friday 1 March.

Newcastle researchers have contributed to the discovery of a protein in the female reproductive tract that protects against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia and herpes simplex virus (HSV).

University of Newcastle academic Associate Professor Chris Kellett is one of eight Australian researchers travelling to Japan next week as part of the Australia Japan Emerging Research Leaders Exchange Program.

The University of Newcastle said today's release of the university sector's first comprehensive higher education policy agenda was an important step in building Australia's future productivity and economic growth.