2017

Situating Women Judges on the High Court of Australia: Not Just Men in Skirts?

Hunter respiratory research leader Professor Peter Gibson has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) in Adelaide on October 19, 2017.

A renowned cybersecurity authority from the University of Newcastle (UON) has received the 2017 Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman award, which recognises the outstanding achievements of people from Indian origin who have made a significant contribution outside of their home country.

The Australian Government has appointed a University of Newcastle (UON) research team to lead a national approach to teacher professional learning that will build teachers’ capacities to support students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds in aspiring to, and pursuing, a higher education.

The University of Newcastle (UON) has facilitated a much-needed renovation of play equipment at a local women’s refuge, helping to transform the outdoor space at Jenny’s Place into a safe area that mothers and their children can enjoy together.

The NSW Government has $1.3m in grants available to fund innovative and strategic projects that aim to make local communities more responsive and inclusive of the needs of older people.

Three UON staff have had their commitment to researchers recognised by the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS).

A  new  exhibition  opening  at The  Lock­Up  explores  the  ways  contemporary Aboriginal  and  Torres  Strait  Islander artists  are  responding  to  the  resurgence in  traditional  practices  and  their  place within  the  contemporary  cultural  context.

University of Newcastle researchers have secured more than $6 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding, including almost $2.5 million for a world-first research centre to test the effectiveness and safety around medicinal applications of a range of cannabinoids.

by Dr Bernie CurranIt is a great privilege to be asked to honour a man whom I have loved dearly, as a friend, as a mentor and, for me, as the supreme model of what it means to be human and to be an Australian.

The Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH) launched the sixth edition of the Glove Box Guide to Mental Health on Thursday 5 October, as part of Mental Health Month.