2018

Courtney Parnell, a paralegal at Moray & Agnew Lawyers, has been selected as one of four students to represent the University of Newcastle at the largest moot court competition in Australia.

Global education thought-leader, Laureate Professor Jenny Gore has been conferred the prestigious title of Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford, commencing October 2018.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) announced University of Newcastle Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Professor Kevin Hall has been appointed a member of its Advisory Council.

Renowned public health expert and UON alumnus, Dr Thira Woratanarat, was awarded the Alumni Community Engagement Award at the 2018 Australian Alumni Awards in Bangkok, last night.

This year Create, UON's festival of creativity and imagination, is expanding across all campuses with submissions now open to all UON students and staff.

If you’re new to UON, you’ve recently moved away from home or you would like someone who has been through it all before to show you the ropes, then a UON Peer Mentor can help you.

This year, the University of Newcastle (UON) celebrates 40 years of its highly respected medicine program.

Internationally-recognised leader in Indigenous cancer research, Professor Gail Garvey, will share her insights on the role Indigenous medical education can play in improving the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians, in a keynote lecture at the University of Newcastle tonight.

More than 500 University of Newcastle (UON) and TAFE NSW students will cross the stage at Ourimbah graduation this week, celebrating the culmination of years of academic endeavour.

It was Jackie Cunningham’s first international placement in Cambodia with the University of Newcastle that solidified her decision to pursue a career improving oral health in disadvantaged communities.

Inspired by her love of the ocean and coral reef, University of Newcastle research student, Laura Bradbury, is on an exciting path to improve the environment for future generations.

When Associate Professor Sally McFadden spoke at Dungog Lions Club in 2016 about her long-term research working at solving the riddle of myopia, her words travelled to Mrs Carole Powell, Lions Australia 201N3 District Coordinator. Mrs Powell was looking to fund a local project with global impact to celebrate the Lions Centenary, and this project was the perfect fit.