2014

Outstanding UON graduates Tan Sri Dato' Sri Ar Hj Esa Hj Mohamed and Captain Mohammed Faiz Kamaludin represented Newcastle on the world stage last night, with each taking home a Malaysia Australia Alumni Council (MAAC) Award.

The University of Newcastle is a proud partner of the Lake Macquarie International Children's Games (ICG). Held from December 6 – 11, these are the largest multi-sport youth games in the world.

Simulation training and education will be the focus of a cooperative relationship between the Australian Defence College (ADC) and the University of Newcastle (UON) with students set to benefit from planned projects.

University of Newcastle researchers from the HMRI Cancer Program received a $1.7 million career boost yesterday, with NSW Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research Jillian Skinner announcing the latest round of Cancer Institute NSW fellowship funding.

Dr Chee Hsiang Liow, a highly-accomplished medical professional committed to improving community health in poverty-stricken areas of rural China, has won the Australia China Alumni Award (ACAA) for Research and Innovation.

Innovative education program Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids (HDHK) has been recognised with a 2014 national award for Best Community Engagement Collaboration.

It is a disease that leaves people coughing and gasping for breath, regardless of available treatment options, but a study by University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health researchers is trialling new and promising clinical therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD).

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.

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.

The University of Newcastle is one of just 76 organisations in Australia to receive a citation as a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE).

The state-of-the-art Medical Sciences Building West at the University of Newcastle has been awarded at the Master Builders Awards, NSW.

The winners have been announced and celebrated at the the 2014 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Student and Staff Awards Ceremony.