November 2016

Working together in small teams, third-year Bachelor of Food Science and Human Nutrition students (pictured) presented their innovative cuisines at the New Food Product Development Expo which was held at UON’s Ourimbah Campus on October 26th.

A University of Newcastle (UON) biologist has made the incredible discovery of a new frog species nearby Newcastle Airport, Australia.

Each year the University closes down for two weeks over Christmas and New Year. The Christmas closedown helps to ensure staff remain healthy and have a good work life balance.

PhD opportunity for a business intelligence and data analytics framework for delivering gender equity in the higher education Sector.

The economic and cultural value of Australian music export will be determined in a new study that is the first of its kind.Funded by the Australian Research Council, APRA AMCOS and the Australia Council for the Arts, the research project is an exciting collaboration between the music industry and academics from the University of Newcastleand Monash University.

The University of Newcastle’s (UON) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Caroline McMillen, and CIFAL Newcastle Director, Associate Professor Graham Brewer, attended the United Nations (UN) Habitat III Conference held in Ecuador last week to discuss the role universities will play in shaping sustainable development in cities around the world.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has today been awarded over $5.7 million by the Australian Research Council (ARC), to support new research projects in 2017.

Dreams of urban transformation have inspired the University of Newcastle (UON)’s third-year Architecture program students to develop concepts for Newcastle’s former heavy rail corridor.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has been successfully awarded over $5.7 million in 2016 Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for Discovery Projects, Future Fellowships and Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards.

Central Coast academic and professional staff collaborated to take the courageous step of piloting a new event at Ourimbah Campus to shine a spotlight on Honours and HRD opportunities available to students.

A University of Newcastle student has secured a position with the Central Coast Mariners, fuelling the strong 11 year relationship between the club and the University.