August 2017

The University of Newcastle’s innovative Science and Engineering Challenge has attracted a $100,000 grant from the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer’s office to run events and give regional schools access to exciting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities.

A world-first app developed in conjunction with the University of Newcastle (UON) will improve the rehabilitation process for patients suffering from an arm impairment due to stroke.

Engagement with industry partners and productive collaborations are essential if UON’s world-class research is to translate into outcomes that will change the lives of individuals, the productivity of industry, or the economic health and sustainability of nations.

A National Partnership Forum on Indigenous Health, bringing together Australia’s leading health organisations at the University of Newcastle today (August 11), will kickstart a national process to help close the current gap in Indigenous health.

Twenty-seven volunteer champions from our alumni, community members, students and staff are trekking 65km of the Larapinta Trail in Central Australia this month. Follow their journey as they aim to raise over $130,000 to support Indigenous students and research into Indigenous community health initiatives. Find out how you can help.

A globally recognised public health initiative founded at the University of Newcastle (UON) and since adopted internationally is embracing the world of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing to re-establish itself in Australia.

Back2Basics Family is an online program aimed at getting children and their families healthier.

A new accelerator program is set to supercharge the next generation of regional Startups.

A new study published in prestigious Nature Communications has found that the world’s coastal wetlands, which have existed for thousands of years, may now have the same average life expectancy of a human being - approximately 80 years.

Do you have what it takes to be a Rhodes Scholar? You might surprise yourself.

Scientists from Australia and the United States are calling for immediate, pre-emptive action to save the world’s frog population.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has been awarded more than $3.2 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for people living with dementia.