October 2018

6.09 million Australians were hit by cybercrime last year*. This week the University is partnering with Stay Smart Online to fight back against cybercrime and help you and your family stay safe online. Each year, Stay Smart Online Week brings a focus to our online security.

As Zoom users among UON staff pass the 3000 mark, access has now been granted to all students. This has already delivered more flexible engagement between HDR students and their supervisors, and enhanced the experience for students on placement.

UON Global is proud to support the Enactus UON team as part of our commitment to empowering students to connect and create change on a global scale.

After a long life of service and giving, Dr Peter Hendry AO (1915 – 2017) will continue to shape the future of University of Newcastle students, thanks to a generous gift in his will. A $500,000 bequest will be used to support students from “disadvantaged backgrounds in their undergraduate training to become Doctors of Medicine through the Faculty of Health & Medicine”.

Education Not Detention: Academics for Refugees National Day of Action17 October is a National Day of Action across university campuses to call for the end of the offshore processing regime. It is supported and promoted by the NTEU and Academics for Refugees.We welcome staff and students of the University of Newcastle to participate in (or simply lend your support to) a number of actions taking place on Callaghan Campus on Wednesday 17 October from 12pm.

An Australian study investigating five popular types of coffee brewing methods has found that espresso contains the highest concentration of caffeine.

Professor Behdad Moghtaderi has been recognised for the application of ingenuity and technical knowledge in developing practical solutions to industry problems or opportunities; receiving the prestigious ExxonMobil Award of Excellence in Chemical Engineering.

Businesses and startups in energy and resources will reap the benefit of world class research with the launch of a new research centre in Newcastle.

Staff at Tamworth’s Gomeroi Gaaynggal Centre breathed a deep sigh of relief today after unveiling new ultrasound equipment that allows the continuation of its vital health and research support for expectant Indigenous mothers.

More than 30 delegates from both the academic community and wider Newcastle community attended the recent Surveilling Minds and Bodies: Sexualities, Medicine and the Law in Australasian Contexts conference, held at The University of Newcastle’s NeW Space on 12-13 September.