2020

Deputy Director of the Centre for 21st Century Humanities, anthropologist Dr Hedda Askland, is part of a multi-institutional research project led by Dr Alfonso M. Arranz at the University of Melbourne, which aims to better understand the mechanics of “advocacy coalitions” as it relates to diverse energy futures.

Betty Fyffe had a passion for nursing and caring for others that lives on through her generous bequest.

Though a relatively modest investment, Margaret Schmidt’s kind bequest has been able to support space research for 30 years and her legacy is still continuing today.

CARE-P is leading a multi-agency submission through the Australian Direct Aid Program to build a 10 seater communal toilet block in a Recovered Leper’s Village in Ho, Ghana West Africa. Supported through Australian High Commission Ghana and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Anthropologist with the School of Humanities and Social Science and member of the Centre for 21st Century Humanities, Dr Hedda Askland, has published a journal article with Cambridge University Press entitled Mining voids: Extraction and emotion at the Australian coal frontier.

The University Of Newcastle's continued collaboration with The University of Rwanda.

By Associate Professor Lynne McCormack from the School of Psychology.

Stress and boredom might see us drinking more alcohol at home in the coming weeks and months. But there are alternatives.

A new study, led by Jay Horvat, Associate Professor of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Newcastle and HMRI Australia, is the first to show a relationship between iron build up in the lung cells and tissues and the severity of asthma.

New research led by Dr Cheng Fang from the Global Centre of Environmental Remediation has revealed opening plastic packaging, such as plastic bags, chip packets and bottles, is creating tiny microplastics we might be consuming every day.

COVID-19 UPDATE FOR UNIVERSITY GALLERIES EVENTS:The health and wellbeing of our students, staff and visitors is our top priority and in accordance with the latest Government advice regarding COVID-19, some student and community events have been cancelled or postponed.

Professor Lyndall Ryan, the leader of the team behind the Colonial Frontier Massacres Map has recently delivered several presentations in Canberra.