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

Tension in the Workplace

Rebecca Mitchell discusses tension in the workplace

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.

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