November 2015

Associate Professor Jodie Simpson has been awarded more than $698,000 in NHMRC Project Grant funding commencing in 2016 for her research project Galectin-3 and phagocyte function in severe asthma.

Professor Adam McCluskey has been awarded more than $1,193,000 in NHMRC Project Grant funding commencing in 2016 for his research project A new approach to treating intractable epilepsy.

Associate Professor Luke Wolfenden has been awarded more than $1,687,000 in NHMRC funding commencing in 2016. A Project Grant: A randomised controlled trial of a web-based, organisational systems change intervention to increase childcare service adherence to dietary guidelines and a Partnership Project: Web-based systems intervention to support implementation of dietary guidelines in childcare services.

Associate Professor Deborah Hodgson has been awarded more than $636,000 in NHMRC Project Grant funding commencing in 2016 for her research project Maternal immune activation and adolescent exposure to cannabis in rodents: Do two developmental "hits" lead to schizophrenia-like changes in brain and behaviour?

Dr Christopher Williams has been awarded more than $1,000,000 in NHMRC funding commencing in 2016. He has received an Early Career Fellowship and a Project Grant.

Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Information Technology have attracted over $2.3 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding, to commence in 2016.

The people of Callaghan have spoken and we're pleased to announce the following food, beverage and retail outlets as the winners of the 2015 Campus Choice Awards.

The Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment has celebrated UON's 50th year with a black and gold themed Gala Dinner.

Professor Phil Hansbro has been awarded more than $720,000 in NHMRC Project Grant funding commencing in 2016 for his research project Role and potential for therapeutic targeting of dysfunction, oxidative stress and altered metabolism in mitochondria in the pathogenesis of COPD.

Global Innovation Chairs were introduced as a key element of the NeW Directions Research and Innovation Strategic Plan and were established as part of a suite of initiatives aimed at enhancing our global research performance and reputation.

Professor Dr Shin-Chan Han, Professor Dr William Featherstone and Assistant Professor Nicholas Schmerr been awarded $393,000 in ARC Discovery Project funding commencing in 2016 for their research project Lunar crustal structure from high-res gravity, topography, and seismic data.

Professor Dennis Foley has been awarded $112,000 in ARC Discovery Indigenous funding commencing in 2016 for this research project Aboriginal Economic Development: Impact of Indigenous Chambers Commerce.