March 2018

Strategic Procurement held its annual Open Day held on Tuesday 13 February 2018. The day was supported by 17 of the University’s key suppliers with over 200 staff members from a number of the University’s campuses, including our Orange campus in attendance.

Pioneering research team Hydro Harvest Operation from the University of Newcastle (UON) have today been announced as the only Australian team to reach the finals of a worldwide XPRIZE competition, set to solve the planet’s global water shortage crisis.

In an historic first, under a partnership agreement with Australian-American Fulbright Commission, the University of Newcastle will officially welcome three American Fulbright Scholars this week, demonstrating the University’s commitment to enhancing international collaboration and fostering global impact.

The University of Newcastle’s Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH) will meet with key community partners to determine the actions needed to be taken to reduce rural suicide rates.

justiceINjustice is a unique collaborative exhibition featuring seven contemporary Australian artists and three lawyers, including two law academics who are integral to the University of Newcastle Legal Centre.

Described by the Editor as a “Masterclass in major gifts”, Emily Cox, Philanthropic Grants & Research Coordinator from the Office of Alumni and Philanthropy, secured the cover story in the most recent edition of Fundraising & Philanthropy magazine with her piece about the development of the Ma & Morley Scholarship Program.

New research has found a ground-breaking link between Australian Indigenous languages, demonstrating for the first time that all Indigenous languages descend from one common ancestor.

The Faculty of Business and Law has welcomed the appointment of Kyle Loades as a Conjoint Professor of Practice with the Faculty of Business and Law.

The Faculty of Business and Law has appointed Mr Kyle Loades, former NRMA Chair and UON alumnus, as Conjoint Professor of Practice.

New research from the University of Newcastle (UON) has found further evidence to support the notion that severe flooding events occur cyclically, challenging the widely accepted assumption that floods occur randomly, and raising questions around the reliability of Australia’s flood infrastructure and management strategies.

On Thursday 8 March more than forty staff, students, industry colleagues and members of the Newcastle community joined our International Women’s Day Press for Progress panel discussion at New Space.

University of Newcastle research has revealed that every dollar invested in complaints handling has potential returns of investment of up to $10 for a business.