July 2013

Open up and say 'ah' - the oral health van hits the road again

Two volumes of poetry and prose by Robert Burns given as a farewell gift to a Scottish immigrant bound for Newcastle in 1876 are among the treasures at this year's University of Newcastle Book Fair.

University of Newcastle researchers have won two awards at the National Preventative Health Awards presented at the National Preventive Health Symposium at Parliament House in Canberra.

A 2012 Graduate Destination Survey just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows University of Newcastle graduates earn higher graduate salaries than their peers.

University researcher's antibiotic device to improve home healthcare

The University of Newcastle is leading a Trans-Tasman consortium bid for a Cooperative Research Centre for Wildlife Biodiversity (Wildlife Biodiversity CRC) for the 16th CRC Selection Round.

More than 1,400 budding scientists and engineers from 40 local schools have been invited to compete in the Ausgrid Newcastle Science and Engineering Challenge from July 22-26.

By Peter Howe, Director of the Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, University of NewcastleA report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute late last week shows a potential link between omega-3 fatty acids and the risk of developing prostate cancer.

Hunter teachers to flock to the University of Newcastle Teachers' Visit Day.

The University of Newcastle enrols more Indigenous students than any other Australian university, new statistics show.

Scientists and clinicians aim to foster targeted approach to cancer treatment by improving communication channels.  

Five Bachelor of Communication students have been selected for an international media internship to film a documentary in France on the Festival 'Les Cultures du Monde'.