September 2014

Mothers who smoke while they are pregnant or breast feeding may be damaging the future fertility of their sons, according to breakthrough findings from University of Newcastle researchers published today.

University of Newcastle Central Coast Campus students brushed shoulders with some of football's biggest stars during a unique visit to Moore Park entertainment and sporting precinct.

Research into childhood obesity in developing Asian countries has earned UON researcher, Wai Yew Yang, a prestigious 2014 Nestle Nutrition Institute Young Researcher Award.

Deb Mansfield, an Australian artist and Associate Lecturer in the School of Creative Arts, exhibited a series of photo-tapestries in And dive into the sea at Stills Gallery, Sydney, from 24 September to 25 October, 2014.

Partial road closures on the Ring Road will be in effect on Saturday 27 September and Monday 29 September.

The UON Central Coast Campus celebrates its milestone 25th Anniversary in 2014, and as part of the celebrations the UON Regional Campuses Unit has profiled the university and career journeys of 25 UON Central Coast Campus graduates, to help raise the reputation of the UON on the Central Coast and to inspire other Central Coast residents to consider how a university education could help to reshape their futures.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has been awarded three grants from the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP), UK, to assist in the documentation of endangered Pacific languages.

Dr Matthew Lewis from the University of Newcastle's Centre for the History of Violence, explores the uncertain history of the petrol bomb.

The teaching expertise of UON staff members has been recognised by the Commonwealth in the 2014 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

Newcastle Business School academic, Dr Richard Oloruntoba, awarded international logistics prize

A flagship course at the University of Newcastle has been recognised at the CAPHIA 2014 awards for Excellence and Innovation in Public Health Teaching.

The deadline for submission of applications for Semester 1, 2015 and Semester 2, 2015 is close of business Friday 26 September 2014.