November 2015

A cross-functional team of local professionals has developed an impressive pilot program to establish the Hunter region as leaders in waste management.

The My Big Tomorrow website has received global recognition as an education resource after winning multiple awards only six months after being launched.

Two Hunter-based research teams from the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health have scored $4.4 million in Cancer Council NSW funding to improve cancer service and prevention delivery.

Senior Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet members have joined Senators and Members of the House of Representatives at a celebration of the University of Newcastle's (UON) 50th anniversary in Parliament House Thursday 27 November.

Changes to the way we generate and use energy are some of the key drivers for the transformational research undertaken at the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) at the University of Newcastle.

UON cognitive neuroscientist Frini Karayanidis has been inducted into the Australian Research Centre's (ARC) College of Experts, joining a team of academic authorities drawn from higher education, industry and the public sector.

An Australian-first symposium is looking to lead the way in investigating methods to improve the higher education experience for university students from a refugee background.

Neuroscience researcher Dr Andrew Gardner has been recognised for his significant contributions to medical research in Australia, winning the 2015 Griffith University Discovery Award from Research Australia.

The Faculty hosted two tables at the 19th Annual NUPSA (Newcastle University Postgraduate Students' Association) Dinner, held on the evening of 15 November at Noah's On The Beach, Newcastle.  Faculty staff and RHD students joined in the university-wide celebration of student achievements.  Awards were presented by NUPSA and each of the five Faculties presented awards to successful students. Our very own Associate Professor Suzanne Ryan, Faculty Assistant Dean (Research Training), won the 'Teacher of the Year Award', which was voted by the students and presented by NUPSA. It was also Suzanne's honour to present the FBL Awards to our outstanding RHD students in the following categories:

Dr Katie Baines has been awarded more than $585,000 in NHMRC Project Grant funding commencing in 2016 for her research project Targeting neutrophil extracellular traps to reduce inflammation in severe asthma.

Dr Mark Baker has been awarded more than $411,000 in NHMRC Project Grant funding commencing in 2016 for his research project Understanding idiopathic male infertility: Biomarkers to assist in the diagnosis and assisted reproductive technology outcomes.

Conjoint Professor Jim Denham has been awarded more than $376,000 in NHMRC Project Grant funding commencing in 2016 for his research project The role of adjuvant zoledronic acid in locally advanced prostate cancer.