November 2014

Internationally renowned cancer control and health behaviour researcher, Laureate Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher AO, has taken out the inaugural Research Australia NSW Government Health Services Research Award.

On an evening when more than 70 donor-funded grants worth $3.5 million were awarded or acknowledged, mental health trailblazer Professor Brian Kelly has been heralded as the HMRI Researcher of the Year for 2014.

The University of Newcastle (UON) was today awarded almost $11 million in competitive research funding by the Australian Research Council (ARC) in its 2015 Major Grants announcement.

The Faculty of Education and Arts at the University of Newcastle has secured six Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Program grants for 2015.

A major new component will be coming soon to the Student Records System Nustar.

To ensure that all income and expenditure relating to 2014 is recorded correctly in the University's published financial statements, we must adhere strictly to the end-of-year schedule of key dates.

Each year the University acknowledges the remarkable achievements of our staff through the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence.

The University of Newcastle's world-class, $19.5 million Tamworth Education Centre will open its doors to the public this Wednesday for the Tamworth Community Open Day.

UON's Dr Jenny May has been named Telstra RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year in recognition of her contribution to rural health on a local, regional and national scale.

As part of the Transformations exhibition at the University Gallery, Adelaide-based artist Luke Thurgate has worked his magic with charcoal on the gallery wall.