January 2016

The University of Newcastle congratulates and celebrates all Australians named in this year's Australia Day Honours List. In particular, we recognise members of our University community who received honours.

New research has found that women with a history of mental health problems are overwhelmingly more likely to suffer postnatal depression (PND) than other women, highlighting the need for early intervention.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has tonight released 4,136 UAC Main Round Offers to prospective undergraduate students.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has achieved success in the latest round of Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) funding for innovation and development projects.

Professor John Forbes AM has once again been named as one of "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds" by Thomson Reuters.

Novocastrians needing legal advice are encouraged to tap into the expertise of the University of Newcastle's Legal Centre as they run Law on the Beach, a free community legal advice service.

Extra bonuses available to single study students

University of Newcastle (UON) Creative Arts PhD candidate Dale Collier is one of 15 artists selected for national festival SITUATE Arts Lab 2016.

A team of UON researchers have secured funding of $77,000 in the inaugural round of the Australia-ASEAN Council grant program for their project 'Disaster Resilience Education Capacity Building in South-East Asia'.

The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies in the UK (SAMS) has awarded GBP5000 to hold a symposium on Managing Healthcare and Leading Healthcare Professionals.

Hunter heart attack survivors will be among the first in the world to trial a new drug designed to reduce the tissue scarring commonly associated with heart weakening and potential failure.