2019

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to join The University of Newcastle's Global Innovation Chair in the Centre for the History of Violence, Prof. Joanna Bourke, at Birkbeck University of London, on a new project on ‘Sexual Violence, Medicine, and Psychiatry’.

Dr Julia Cook has been awarded a prestigious international research fellowship to the University of Birmingham’s Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM), a centre that brings together the University’s social policy faculty and business school.

Professor Ajayan Vinu has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the prestigious Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai, India.

As a recipient of the 2018 International Development Scholarships, Senior Research Librarian Debbie Booth spent two weeks in Europe attending the European Summer School for Scientometrics (ESSS) in Vienna and in the Netherlands visiting Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Utrecht University.

When April Collins was still in high school, she visited her tiny, newborn niece in hospital. The experience sparked a passion which has continued to shine – a passion to help bring new life into the world.

Results from Australia’s and New Zealand’s biggest cancer trial have identified the best treatment regime for men suffering from newly-diagnosed aggressive but localised prostate cancer.

Applications for 2019 Fulbright Scholarships are now open for researchers looking to build connections and collaborate with peers in the US.

Dr Michael Ruppert, a research associate in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, attended the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards Ceremony at the 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control in Miami, Florida, on December 18, 2018, to accept the outstanding paper award from the journal IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.

A world-leading testosterone research group have a place to call home following the establishment of new lab facilities at the University of Newcastle.

A Newcastle-based computer scientist, Professor Pablo Moscato, is a nominee for the prestigious Rotary Humanitarian STAR (Science, Technology, Aerospace, Robotics) Award.

The University of Newcastle congratulates and celebrates all Australians recognised in the 2019 Australia Day honours.

University of Newcastle graduate Dr Bhavi Ravindran is the 2019 Newcastle Young Citizen of the Year.