August 2013

Today is Autonomy Day - a significant day for the University of Newcastle.

Celebrating our achievements across all areas of science

Remarkable University of Newcastle science innovations

By Bill Collins, University of NewcastleNew South Wales is the only major state in Australia that does not have energy security. Its reliance on Victorian and Queensland gas, paired with the vital role gas plays in its homes and industries, have put it in a precarious position.

Leading modern feminism expert, Professor Imelda Whelehan, will deliver a public lecture on the future of feminism.

Aspiring musicians learn from industry's best at University of Newcastle Music Forum

University of Newcastle wins $290,000 for low emissions coal research

By Peter Saul, University of NewcastleNot content with saving lives, doctors are now credited with (accused of?) bringing the dead back to life. But how true are the stories we hear about people "coming back" from being dead and how does it work?

By Surinder Baines, University of NewcastleHere's an interesting stat to bring up at the dinner table: for each human cell in your body, you have roughly ten non-human cells living in your gut. In other words, there are around 100 trillion microorganisms living in your intestines.

By Pablo Moscato, University of Newcastle; David Budden, University of Melbourne; Hugh Craig, University of Newcastle, and John W. Marsden, University of NewcastleShakespeare's plays and cancer: two seemingly unrelated topics with an underlying common thread.

By Jonathan Borwein (Jon), University of Newcastle and David H. Bailey, University of California, DavisPerhaps the only positive note that can be sounded on the Australian science literacy survey results, released on Wednesday by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), is they are somewhat better than those from a similar study done in the US.