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The University of Newcastle is appealing to the community to help transform the lives of students who have exceptional talent, but through circumstances beyond their control, have had limited opportunities to excel and succeed.

University of Newcastle Conjoint Fellow Dr Frederic Fryer and Reverend Gregory Kerr, two former staff and twelve alumni have been named in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list, recognising their outstanding community contributions.

The University of Newcastle is now ranked 214th in the prestigious 2019 QS World University Rankings announced today.

A team of teen robots, dubbed NUbots, are set to represent Australia at the RoboCup soccer world championships in Montréal.

Hunter nutrition researchers are casting a nation-wide net with a tele-dietary intervention designed to help parents who are concerned about their child’s eating habits or weight.

In an effort to address the issue of soft plastics that are polluting local land and marine environments, UON has joined the Plastic Police® program currently being piloted in the Hunter region. Through the program, UON will be collecting soft plastics which will be recycled into outdoor benches.

The official opening of NeW Space by the Premier, The Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP was an opportunity to celebrate the journey that led to construction of what is now arguably Newcastle’s most iconic building.

At last week’s enterprise bargaining meeting, the bargaining team undertook a stocktake of the progress that's been made to date. We are pleased to report that through good faith bargaining, we have achieved in-principle agreement for approximately 80 percent of clauses.

New research projects and opportunities for industry collaboration will be showcased in Muswellbrook today at an event hosted by the University of Newcastle’s Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) Doctoral Training Centre (DTC).

Living with ankle instability can have a major impact on people’s lives, with many sporting activities or everyday tasks causing worry about putting the wrong foot forward.

In exciting news, the speakers for the upcoming STAR4000: Innovation, Startups and Entrepreneurship course have been announced, offering students the opportunity of a lifetime to work with some of Australia’s industry leaders in entrepreneurship and innovation.

The University of Newcastle is leading the quest to transform Newcastle into a restorative city, in a collaborative effort to build healthy, harmonious communities.