December 2017
December 2017 • 5 Dec 2017
Collaborative centre to power a cleaner future
A new collaborative centre led by the University of Newcastle (UON) will aid the development of innovative technologies to boost research into clean energy and contribute to the transition of the carbon economy.
December 2017 • 5 Dec 2017
Academic turns fiction into an award-winning reality
An esteemed academic and author from the University of Newcastle has received the highly-competitive Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction for his novel that provides a satiric take on the history of Australian literature.
December 2017 • 4 Dec 2017
Confusion around treatment of digestive disorders
A new article published in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber highlights the common clinical confusion that surrounds distinguishing functional dyspepsia from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).
December 2017 • 4 Dec 2017
Nicotine replacement in pregnancy: Safer than smoking
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is safer than smoking and Australian doctors can be confident about prescribing it for their pregnant patients, according to the authors of a Narrative Review published online by the Medical Journal of Australia.
December 2017 • 4 Dec 2017
Regional cities at the heart of achieving sustainable development goals
The United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary General, Mr Nikhil Seth, will visit Newcastle this week to discuss how technology can help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) at a local and global level.
December 2017 • 3 Dec 2017
Mustafa Prize recognises work of UON and imperial engineer
Pioneering computer scientist, engineer and applied mathematician Professor Erol Gelenbe has been honoured with one the world’s most prestigious science and engineering awards.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.