2015

Successful recipients of the CEEHE seed funding grants have been announced.

The University of Newcastle has modernised its teaching footprint in the heart of the Sydney Central Business District with the opening of a new purpose built premises.

The University's new Delegation of Authority schedules have been approved by the Vice-Chancellor and took effect on 1 July, 2015.

The My Big Tomorrow website has been recognised globally after being nominated for Best Collaborative Project in this year's Net Awards.

The University of Newcastle's Religion, Marxism and Secularism Network has been awarded the first international research grant from the City of Beijing, China.

The University of Newcastle is hosting the National Indigenous Tertiary Education Games and celebrating the 20th anniversary of the games after first being celebrated by just 30 students at what was then the Wollotuka School for Aboriginal Studies.

The Hunter Innovation Festival (14-17 July) is a not-for-profit initiative which aims to inspire a culture of innovation in Australian businesses, industries and communities. The University of Newcastle is a sponsor of the Festival in 2015.

Our everyday world is bubbling with information; from commuter timetables and text messages to advertisements and infotainment. How do our brains sieve through this information and select where to allocate precious cognitive resources?

Bachelor of Fine Art Photomedia students have been invited to assist and work with Cake Industries, in delivering a 3D printing project as part of nationally touring exhibition, Experimenta Recharge.

This July, the University of Newcastle will celebrate the achievements of our students at our Central Coast campus with our 26th Central Coast graduation ceremony.

Leading UON researcher, Professor Brian Kelly, Chair of NIER's Centre for Resources Health and Safety has published an editorial in the June edition of The Australian Journal of Rural Health. As an internationally respected mental health authority, Professor Kelly has held a career-long interest in the psychosocial aspects of mental health in rural and isolated areas.

Watch Dr Narelle Eather's interview with NBN News on the University of Newcastle's Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition CrossFit program for teens and how it is benefiting their health and study habits.