2013

Newcastle research investigating the effect on mental well-being of isolation in rural and remote areas, has been showcased to the world.

The University of Newcastle's Laureate Professor John Aitken has been named NSW Scientist of the Year at the 2012 NSW Science and Engineering awards in Sydney.

Four new gene regions linked to endometriosis have been discovered in an international study involving University of Newcastle researchers.

The Australian Academy of Science recently awarded the Ian Wark Medal to the University's Professor Kevin Galvin for his invention of the Reflux Classifier.

Five mid-career researchers at the University of Newcastle have received prestigious Future Fellowships from the Australian Research Council.

Laureate Professor Paul Foster has been awarded a Doctor of Science degree (D.Sc.) from the Australian National University at a ceremony on Friday July 13th, 2012. This is a particularly prestigious award given the Australian National University is ranked as one of the top 50 Universities in the world.

Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) and the University of Newcastle (UoN) are pleased to announce they have received funding to establish the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Centre for Kinomics (ACRF-CFK) - an Australian-first that will provide an entirely new approach to the understanding of cancer therapeutic drugs and ways to improve them.

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Newcastle has shown the potential of a simple blood-based test to identify people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, before any symptoms appear.

A Newcastle researcher has developed a global approach to predicting the best terrains for copper and gold exploration, which could have significant implications for the Australian mining industry.

ACRCCI has won Group Mission funding from the Federal Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) in June 2012.