2017

Dr Sally Baker shares her experience of recently visiting Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa to work with Extended Curriculum Program (ECP) practitioners.

UON’s Bachelor of Biomedical Science now offers three new majors, each uniquely tailored to students’ career aspirations.From 2017, our biomedical science students can choose to pursue a major in advanced medical research, industry, commerce, and education, or medicine and health practice.

Three Indigenous nursing graduands will take to the stage at the University of Newcastle (UON) Port Macquarie graduation ceremony on Friday, alongside 72 undergraduate, postgraduate and enabling students.

Taking a small dose of resveratrol twice daily can boost cognitive performance in postmenopausal women and also alleviate their experience of chronic pain, a study by the University of Newcastle’s Clinical Nutrition Research Centre has shown.

NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional New South Wales, Skills and Small Business John Barilaro today announced the inaugural board for the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE), the prestigious new partnership between all 12 NSW tertiary institutions.

As leaders across UON have been communicating to staff, the organisational review and design work is progressing at pace. Late last year, a thorough and in depth investigation of our existing structures and functions was completed, laying the ground work for defining and clarifying accountabilities and responsibilities across UON. This piece of work, referred to as a RACI matrix, is all but complete and once endorsed by the Vice-Chancellor, will be the backbone of the redesign.

National Geographic has named Newcastle as one of the world’s 7 Smart Cities that have risen to the challenges of 21st century urban life.

Dr Michael Sala, Scholarly Teaching Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, has had the publication of his eagerly anticipated second novel, The Restorer, announced by Text Publishing.

A significant study involving the University of Newcastle (UON) has revealed certain species of plankton have moved substantially and depleted in number over the past six decades due to rising sea temperatures, causing serious concern for the marine ecosystem.

Fulbright Scholarships, funded by sponsors and the Australian and United States of America (US) governments, support researchers to travel to the US in Postdoctoral, Postgraduate or Professional capacities. Some 5,000 Australians have completed scholarships since the Australian-American Fulbright Commission was established 67 years ago.

Dr Stephanie Gilbert, Coordinator of Teaching Quality and Development at The Wollotuka Institute, is set to put an international perspective on her research after she was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship.

Associate Professor Peter Stanwell has been awarded a Fulbright Professional Scholarship.