November 2014

Kcasey McLoughlin discusses Zoe's Law and its possible implications for women's rights

Research Associate Dr Brett Turner from the School of Engineering has received $570,000 in funding under the Australian Research Council's Discovery Indigenous scheme commencing in 2015 for his research project The effect of climate change on the biogeochemistry of estuarine soft soils.

The University of Newcastle's Tom Farrell Institute* for the Environment, in partnership with NSW Office of Environment & Heritage, is running a clean-energy conference this Friday, November 21, at the Hunter Valley Hotel Academy, Kurri Kurri, TAFE.

Roland Boer has been awarded the Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize for his book, In the Vale of Tears: on Marxism and Theology V, and for his entire series, Criticism of Heaven and Earth.

Dr Hao Tan discusses the recent climate deal between China and the US

Professor Marcel Maeder from the School of Environmental and Life Sciences received the 2014 EAS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Chemometrics, which recognises excellence in the fields of analysis such as mass spectrometry, magnetic resonance and chemometrics.

Colleagues may have seen coverage in the media this week that focuses on alleged academic misconduct by students across 15 universities who had reportedly used the services of MyMaster, an unscrupulous company targeting vulnerable students and offering to write assignments for them at a price. A small number of UON students – 22 according to media reports – were involved and we are currently seeking further details from the media outlet as to the nature of the students' involvement.

Kelly Rogers has been awarded the Jane M. Klauseman Women in Business Scholarship

UON has again been recognised as a national leader in gender equality with a sought-after citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

Nine local community agencies were presented with groupwork programs put together by third-year social work students earlier this week.

Tom Murphy, reforming mayor of Pittsburgh, USA from 1994-2006 and now one of the world's leading advocates for 'liveable cities', will visit Australia next week to present his vision for great cities in the 21st Century.

Associate Professor Jodie Simpson from the University of Newcastle's Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases will visit China from 18 November to 5 December 2014 on the Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Program.