July 2014

Long-term smokers involved in a study published by UON health researchers believed that the quality of their cigarettes had deteriorated following the implementation of plain packaging.

Over the most recent enterprise bargaining meetings, a large number of clauses have been agreed and finalised. A summary is shown below.

University of Newcastle PhD student presents at prestigious international symposium.

Pat Flowers, the wife of our first University Librarian Ted Flowers, sadly passed away on Saturday 5 July 2014.

Dr Betty Andersen was a visionary nurse leader who has left a significant legacy to nursing.

An impressive gold medal haul on the final day of competition saw the University of Newcastle eclipse closest rivals, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), to claim the 2014 Eastern University Games (EUG) Overall Champion trophy yesterday.

By Julia Coffey, University of NewcastleYouth can be a difficult phase of life, as young people attempt to forge new identities, while facing challenges at school and in their social life. Many also experience pressure and stress related to their bodies.

Health sociology lecturer Dr Caragh Brosnan has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by Australia's leading research-intensive centre in the critical examination of complementary medicine.

By Kit Messham-Muir, University of NewcastleBen Quilty is the first Australian artist to hold a solo show at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Opening last Friday and running until August 3, the exhibition is a big deal for Quilty, naturally, but also for art in the southeastern corner of the globe.

A traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony was today performed at the University of Newcastle's NeW Space site, as the project prepares to enter the next stage of development.

Professor Iain Stewart, renowned geoscientist and star of BBC TWO series 'Rise of the Continents' will participate in the 2014 Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC) this week at Newcastle City Hall.

Six University of Newcastle Communications students have landed a valuable opportunity to kick-start their career, after being selected to film and photograph one of the world's largest folk festivals.