2017

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.

The University of Newcastle (UON) and TAFE NSW will present more than 70 scholarships and awards to students from the Central Coast at a prestigious awards ceremony tonight.

Today findings were released from the first-ever national student survey on sexual assault and harassment, commissioned by Universities Australia.

A study led by the University of Newcastle (UON) received $544,096 in funding to improve the safety and outcomes of people with dementia after they are discharged from hospital.

The recent launch of the Colonial Frontier Massacres Map, an online tool which maps the Aboriginal massacres that occurred across colonial Australia, saw a huge influx of visitors to the Centre for 21st Century Humanities (C21CH) website to view the map.

Researchers at the University of Newcastle are assessing the effectiveness of three different inhaled treatments in patients with asthma.

Revised clinical practice recommending a reduced antivenom dose for snakebite victims has been shown to be successful, signifying huge financial and waste savings for Australian hospitals.

The National Schools' Poster Competition cooperative, which is the brainchild of Associate Professor Peter Howley from the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, was announced the winner of the Best Cooperative Project Award 2017 at the International Statistical Institute's (ISI's) 61st World Statistics Congress earlier this month.

Research Associate Dr Glen Burton from the University of Newcastle (UON) has received the prestigious D. H. Trollope award for his research paper investigating compacted soils.

As part of her Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) funded research project, Chief Investigator Dr Sarah Wright from the School of Environmental and Life Sciences facilitated an international fellows visit for the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) at UON’s Callaghan campus on July 4th.