August 2014

The atmosphere in Newcastle is buzzing ahead of this weekend's Hunter Valley Electric Vehicle Festival, hosted by UON's Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment.

Lilly Serna talks to local high school girls about the importance of mathematics to their future.

Newcastle Law School RHD student Akshaya Kamalnath has been awarded third place in the Three Minute Thesis competition

Record numbers of Hunter region school students are showing an interest in computer programming, boosting participation in the recent 2014 Hunter Region RoboCup Junior Competition, hosted by the University of Newcastle.

A research team from Construction Management, led by Dr Jason von Meding, have successfully secured funding of $38,250 from the Australia China Council to establish the REACT Network.

UON's newly established Service Improvement Office will enhance service delivery University-wide.

Students facing difficult circumstances are set to benefit from a partnership between the University of Newcastle (UON) and The Smith Family that aims to improve access and participation in tertiary studies.

By Dr Catherine Grant, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of NewcastleEarlier this year the number of views of South Korean mega-star Psy's Gangnam Style YouTube video exceeded two billion. That's more than a quarter of the people on the planet who have watched the video. It also adds up to a collective 16,000 years spent watching (assuming everyone sat out the four-and-a-bit minutes, which is a big assumption).

Scientists at the forefront of sperm cell biology and fertilisation research throughout the world have gathered in Newcastle for the 12th International Symposium on Spermatology.

Today the University of Newcastle (UON) celebrates the most significant event on its calendar - Autonomy Day.

Professor Zsolt Balogh's trauma research was featured on the ABC's Catalyst program last night.

The University of Newcastle and its community pays respect to the victims of MH17 on this national day of mourning.