2017

Remember what it was like to start fresh at uni? New students register for the UON Peer Mentor program to have someone guide them through their first weeks at uni.

The HunterWiSE 2017 Pilot Program culminated in a final presentation on Wednesday the 1st of November.

The NSW Government has announced it will provide more than $3m in funding for medicinal cannabis research to the Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence (ACRE), based at the University of Newcastle (UON).

Congratulations to colleagues who have been promoted effective 1 January 2018. From 108 applications received across all levels 82 were successful, including 44 (from 53) women and 38 (from 55) men.

An outstanding behavioural scientist from the University of Newcastle has received a Sax Institute's 2017 Research Action Award, which recognise researchers whose work has made a real-world difference to the public's health and wellbeing.

IFS Project Manager, Zac Carson has been awarded a scholarship that will see him visit universities in Western Australia to look into what others are doing in the management of university campuses and facilities.

Outstanding contributions to science have been recognised by the Australian Academy of Science, with 18 of Australia’s leading scientists and future stars receiving prestigious 2018 honorific awards.

Australia’s $63 billion* agriculture sector stands to benefit from a revolutionary fuel technology that will convert multiple agricultural waste streams into valuable biofuel and green chemical products for the first time.

Two exceptional University of Newcastle (UON) Radiation Therapy students have been awarded a place in the Crestani Research Program, in memory of the late Chris Crestani, former chief Radiation Therapist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

There are less than two weeks to go before we have a new Travel Management System. While the team is working hard to finalise everything, there are some important dates and information to consider moving forward.

Celebrating work-ready excellence of UON students and the contribution of UON staff and industry partners in enhancing graduate employability is the focus of the UON Industry and Employability Awards.

I am delighted to advise that UON researchers have performed strongly throughout 2017 securing $21.6 million in NHMRC funding and $11.3 million from ARC.