2014
News • 6 Jun 2014
From the VC's desk
After the IED detonated in the higher education sector following the Federal Budget announcements, the aftershocks continue to ripple through the sector
News • 5 Jun 2014
Graduates and Awardees in Manila
Professor Mark Bray represented the Faculty of Business & Law and the University at the Australia Awards Scholarship GRANDuation in Manila in late May.
News • 5 Jun 2014
Super-light metal foam - taking the impact out of auto accidents
University of Newcastle PhD Student Mehdi Taherishargh has developed a low-cost, super-light metal foam with potential applications in the automotive industry that could save lives and prevent damage in an accident.
News • 4 Jun 2014
The Forum Holiday Program
Looking for activities for your kids these school holidays?
News • 4 Jun 2014
Countdown to Smoke Free Campus
From 1 July 2014 all smoking on campus, including electronic cigarettes, will be banned except for designated smoking areas.
News • 4 Jun 2014
Workshops for researchers
UON is facilitating three workshops focused on strategic approaches to publication, self-promotion, and scholarly writing.
News • 4 Jun 2014
Auchmuty roof terrace open
Vice-Chancellor Professor Caroline McMillen opened the refurbished outdoor learning environment on Monday 26 May.
News • 3 Jun 2014
Climate Change Discovery
University of Newcastle hydrodynamics expert, Dr Mike Meylan, part of the research team behind a recent ground-breaking discovery that linked the effects of storm-generated waves on sea ice behaviours, said the finding could help predict future global climate trends.
News • 3 Jun 2014
Major cancer boost
The Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA) has become the first regionally based organisation to receive full Translational Cancer Research Centre status and an accompanying $6.5-million funding injection from the Cancer Institute NSW.
News • 2 Jun 2014
Share your flu symptoms
A record 17,000 people are sharing their flu symptoms each week for good through a growing online health surveillance system designed to alert health officials to epidemic outbreaks of the potentially life-threatening disease.
News • 2 Jun 2014
Indigenous entrepreneurship research assists international communities
University of Newcastle professor shares Indigenous entrepreneurship expertise with researchers at First Nations University of Canada.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.