2014

A number of AIM High programs saw almost 600 school students participate in on-campus activities during July.

With little being known about the diets of expectant Indigenous mums, University of Newcastle nutrition researchers are using smartphone technology to gather first-hand insights and provide personalised feedback.

By Ros Smith, University of NewcastleThink Mary, Queen of Scots and a few key facts probably come to mind: she was Catholic, she was imprisoned and she had her head chopped off. But a poet who offers insight into 16th-century women's writing and what it was like to be a queen? Not so much.

The University of Newcastle's (UON) Central Coast campus is kicking off its celebration this week of providing 25 years of educational excellence to thousands of students across the region.

A number of schools will experience an outreach program delivered by the University of Newcastle during Education Week that aims to build literacy skills and raise career awareness.

By Kit Messham-Muir, Senior Lecturer in the School of Creative Arts at University of Newcastle.American Jeff Koons is possibly the most contentious living artist. His current retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York writes him into the contemporary canon of great living artists – but even after a long and controversial career, that hasn't been an easy case to make.

Five of our Bachelor of Communication students are undertaking an international media internship in France this week

A study by University of Newcastle youth sociology researcher Dr Julia Coffey has shown that body image is an increasing concern for young men, but many consider it something they have to face alone.

Six mid-career researchers at the University of Newcastle (UON) have received funding under the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Future Fellowships scheme, just announced.

UON researchers have helped unearth more than 100 genetic variants associated with schizophrenia, after contributing to the largest genome-wide study of the disease ever conducted.

Dr Amy Maguire comments on Sri Lankan asylum seekers' case.

Last week's enterprise bargaining meetings were very productive with the parties achieving in-principle agreement across all outstanding issues.