May 2015

A group of first year commerce students recently visited the Newcastle offices of accounting firm Cutcher & Neale.

Getting taut and trim can be a walk in the park, according to University of Newcastle researchers who have developed an innovative, multicomponent physical activity study.

Works by Australia's leading writers have been recognised in the shortlists for the 2015 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, including Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power 1799‐1815 by Professor Philip Dwyer from the Faculty of Education and Arts.

The Family Action Centre, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine is delighted to announce that Professor Alan Hayes, currently the Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, will take up his appointment as inaugural Distinguished Professor of Family Studies and Director of the Family Action Centre, on the 1st of July 2015.

Two of the University of Newcastle's leading researchers have been awarded more than $1m in grants to focus on discovering new methods of curbing and treating cancer.

New research shows that children and teenagers are just as likely as adults to report back pain.

Paracetamol does not speed recovery or reduce pain for people with acute low back ache, according to the results of a trial by HMRI researcher Dr Chris Williams.