2017

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.

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.

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.

An outstanding cohort of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, researchers, business professionals and a celebrated actress are among the exceptional talent recognised at the 2017 University of Newcastle (UON) Alumni Awards tonight.

University of Newcastle (UON) experts have reacted to a new study which shows a significant decline in sperm count over the last 40 years among men in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and North America.

In an encouraging step for female fertility, researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) have been successful in identifying an antioxidant which has demonstrated potential to halt the aging process in female eggs.

University of Newcastle (UON) students started their first classes at the $95 million NeW Space city campus today, with the Newcastle City Hall Clock Tower striking UON blue to mark the historic moment.

Exposing toddlers to ‘risky play’ such as access to open flames and genuine tools during their early learning actually increases their safety awareness and promotes risk aversion, new research from the University of Newcastle (UON) has found.

Want to meet like-minded people, learn new skills and effect change at UON? Nominate now as a student member of the University Council, the Academic Senate, or a Faculty Board.

Researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) are reframing the global understanding and treatment pathways for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by urging practitioners to recognise that the condition is not just one disease, but in fact several or more.

UON has dominated the 2017 Eastern University Games pennant tally, winning the Overall University Champion trophy as well as the Per Capita title.

Documenting an endangered Oceanic language wasn’t exactly what Amy Dewar saw in her future whilst working as a funeral director, but it’s precisely where her extraordinary journey with the University of Newcastle (UON) has led her.