2018

Thanks to an unexpected bequest from a Victorian woman they never met, the Hunter Children’s Research Foundation (HCRF) has just announced its first Early-Career Fellowship supporting high-quality medical research in children’s illness.

The miracle of life is something that University of Newcastle midwifery graduate and mother, Kyra Fuller, has a vigorous appreciation for, after battling a debilitating illness that required surgery five years ago.

The first cohort of women selected to participate in a University of Newcastle initiative designed to redress the gender equity imbalance in senior management and executive positions, has been announced.

A ground-breaking resource has woven together the experience of practitioner and patient to craft a learning tool for students entering the field of mental health.

The University of Newcastle’s city precinct has become a major drawcard for attracting international conferences to the region, supporting the city’s cultural and economic renewal and boosting its reputation as a desired tourism destination.

The University of Newcastle has been named as one of seven institutions that will lead a new $2million NSW Cyber Security Network announced today by the NSW Government.

The University of Newcastle (UON) will bid farewell to Professor Steve Larkin, following an impressive tenure as the institution’s inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Education and Research).

As the deadline for applications approaches, all current and prospective students are encouraged to consider if they may qualify for a scholarship for the 2018 academic year.

The University of Newcastle congratulates and celebrates all Australians named in the 2018 Australia Day honours. In particular, we recognise members of the UON community who received honours.

A University of Newcastle researcher is part of a major international collaboration that has revealed a greater insight into the feeding habits of the world’s most misunderstood fish – the shark.

University of Newcastle's Centre for Water, Climate and Land was successful in securing funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for a Discovery Project to investigate how floods have varied over the past 2000 years and what effect they could have on Australia in the future.