March 2014

Professors Ted Wright, Fred Ellinghaus, and David Kelly have presented the federal government with a draft code for the law of contract that seeks to simplify the current laws.

The Newcastle Knights, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) are teaming up to help tackle questions surrounding possible long-term effects of concussion in rugby league players.

A new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) centre boasting the most advanced scanning technology in the Southern Hemisphere was opened today at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in Newcastle NSW, Australia.

The number pi (π = 3.14159265358979323846…), unique among the pantheon of mathematical constants, captures the fascination of the public and professional mathematicians.

A $95 million CBD landmark education precinct - NeW Space, will offer a 10 storey 'vertical' campus that invites University of Newcastle students and the community to learn and explore from the ground floor to the top.

A new international study has shown for the first time that teenagers with poor cardiovascular fitness and a lower IQ have a significantly increased risk of developing early-onset dementia and its precursors.

Dr Jeff McGee, an academic with the Newcastle Law School, writes on how regional communities can adapt to the exodus of large scale manufacturing industries.

The Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) at the University of Newcastle will tomorrow launch a new Centre for Resources Health and Safety, a research centre aimed at saving lives in the high-risk resources sector.  The new Centre has been established through a new research partnership, worth $1 million over four years, between NIER and global healthcare provider Aspen Medical.

The University of Newcastle's seventh Chancellor, Mr Paul Jeans, says the adaptability and ingenuity demonstrated by the Newcastle and Hunter communities will support the University to build on its performance and reputation on the world stage.

The University of Newcastle will today unveil a new Global eHealth Research and Innovation Cluster to drive the development of innovative solutions and research breakthroughs for the benefit of patients, clinicians, educators, industry and the community on a global scale.

The University of Newcastle's Collaborative Environments for Creative Arts Research (CeCAR) is proud to present an exciting new Research Seminar Series featuring cutting-edge research and creative perspectives on social and aesthetic issues.

Earlier pub closing times have a large impact on curbing alcohol-fuelled violence, according to research my colleagues and I have published today in the international peer-reviewed journal Drug & Alcohol Review.