August 2014

Researchers in the Clinical Nutrition Research Centre at the University of Newcastle are seeking people with type 2 diabetes to take a new nutritional supplement designed to stimulate blood flow in the brain and reduce the threat of mental impairment.

UON graduate wins 2014 Charlie Perkins Scholarship awarded annually to 3 outstanding Indigenous Australian scholars.

UON will this weekend host a community information session, where Hunter residents can view plans for the proposed NeW Space higher education facility.

Artist Ruth Liou created delicate line drawings on the walls of the University Gallery as part of the installation of her PhD exhibition Lim'I'nal.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has maintained its impressive five-star ratings for socioeconomic equity and equipping students with generic skills, according to the 2015 Good Universities Guide.

Details of a revolutionary 'artificial pancreas' being jointly developed by University of Newcastle engineers and HMRI diabetes researchers were revealed today with the launch of a new website – www.artificialpancreas.com.au.

Entry into a number of university degree courses, including medicine is highly competitive. In 2014, the Joint Medical Program (JMP) received more than 3,000 applications for its 170 places. For those aspiring to study medicine next year, applications to the Joint Medical Program's Bachelor of Medicine are now open.

The Clinical Unit in Ethics and Health Law (CUEHL) is pleased to present this special seminar on one of the most topical and troubling moral issues facing the health profession in Australia today - the ongoing harm caused to asylum-seekers as a result of their prolonged detention by the Australian Government.

In recent years access to WiFi has gone from 'nice to have' to a necessity for students and staff at UON. The University is committed to keeping pace with the increased demand.

Ensuring our staff can manage their family responsibilities is a priority for UON. Refurbished campus parenting rooms and our recent accreditation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace are two new features of the family-friendly work environment we work hard to maintain.

Newcastle Business School academic Dr Robert Imre suggests Australia should be looking to Canada for its broadband policy

A new therapy developed by Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and UK-based respiratory researchers has recorded a marked reduction in acute asthma exacerbations triggered by the common cold.