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.

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 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.

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.

Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson AO, the inventor of the acclaimed Jameson Cell, has won another prestigious global award to add to his already impressive list of awards and medals gathered during an illustrious career as a scientist and researcher.