October 2013

University of Newcastle top researchers attend Port Macquarie health conference

A University of Newcastle study will assess the use of smartphones as a new method for pregnant women to record their nutritional intake.

New smartphone app boosts citizen science literacy

Understanding the campus environment

An internationally-recognised University of Newcastle weight loss program tailored specifically for men has produced a benefit that is likely to be a powerful motivator to shed the excess kilos – improved erectile function.

Can increasing your fruit and vegetable intake improve your skin colour and appearance? A University of Newcastle study is searching for the answer with the hope it could be a powerful motivator to encourage people to eat healthier.

Rapid economic growth and increased modernisation is fuelling a new global nutrition issue, writes Associate Professor Surinder Baines.

University of Newcastle researchers are helping families with a history of cardiovascular disease to become 'heart smart' in a bid to lower their risk factors for heart attack or stroke.

A University of Newcastle research team is hoping to determine whether 'addiction' to pleasurable foods high in salt, fat and sugar could be contributing to the obesity epidemic.

Echology to perform Indigenous song in concert

New president to raise international profile on value of social research

Engineering students acknowledged for their outstanding academic efforts in 2012 at our High Achievers Celebration.