April 2018

A world-first, personality-based online intervention for food addiction is being developed by a team* of dietitians, psychologists, neuroscientists, occupational therapists and health researchers.

In 2006, Chris Piggott, former president of the Newcastle & Hunter Valley Pharmacists Association (NHVPA) recognised an opportunity, one which has no doubt enhanced pharmacy in the Hunter region and beyond.

As many staff will be aware, the University, in partnership with Newcastle and regional communities, is seeking to build a strong and sustainable education, innovation and research presence in the Newcastle CBD.

With a dream to become a lawyer since kindergarten, Sapphire Dawson persevered to pursue a Law degree, overcoming the initial setback of not meeting the necessary entry score.

Researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON), Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Hunter New England Health have been awarded more than $600,000 in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding to support three Fellowships and a Postgraduate Scholarship aimed at improving health outcomes.

With a background working in the community service sector, Ella Reed identified an opportunity to bolster her clinical experience with theoretical knowledge. This led her to pursue a Bachelor of Social Science.

Director of the University of Newcastle's internationally recognised Centre for Health Behaviour and co-leader of HMRI's Public Health Program, Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher has had his Laureate Professor title unanimously renewed by the UON Award Committee for a further five years.

The University of Newcastle will invite innovators, problem solvers, tech heads and designers to create technical solutions to help alleviate the world’s ageing population crisis at the New Futures Hackathon for Aged Care.

Prominent Newcastle business leader Ms Deborah Wright is the new interim CEO of the University of Newcastle’s community radio station 2NURFM, which this year celebrates its 40th year of broadcasting.

Applications for a three-year, fully funded post-doc (Research Fellowship) are currently open at Birkbeck, University of London. The successful candidate will work with Professor Joanna Bourke on a Wellcome Trust-funded project entitled "Sexual Violence, Medicine, and Psychiatry".

The University of Newcastle (UON) is delighted to welcome visiting Fellow Dr Joan Bottorff, Director of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the University of British Columbia.

For the third consecutive year the University of Newcastle has facilitated the $10,000 International Development Scholarships for our professional staff.