January 2022

The University of Newcastle is incredibly proud to celebrate the contributions and achievements of its valued community who are recognised in the 2022 Australia Day Honours.

University Newcastle PhD student Dr Jayson Jeganathan will investigate the negative symptoms of psychosis after he was awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2021 Postgraduate Scholarship.

More than 2600 future students have received an offer to study at the University of Newcastle as the institution’s main round offers are released.

Researchers at the University of Newcastle have been awarded $5,166,330 from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for a broad range of projects.

9 March 2022 is Gifting Day: a social impact campaign bringing people together to create something extraordinary in just 24 hours! Together, we can all help shape a better tomorrow.

On the eve of Australia Day, the University of Newcastle, in partnership with Awabakal Ltd and with support from the City of Newcastle, is proud to host Ngarrama — a free public event to engage the community in meaningful reconciliation through truth telling and historical acceptance.

There are extraordinary stories that never make the light of day until someone digs through an archive, unearths newspaper cuttings and asks the question: Why was this man, from a remote Arnhem Land Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory, making headlines in Newcastle, New South Wales, in the late 60s and early 70s?

University of Newcastle respiratory disease expert Professor Peter Wark will lead a new $2.1m project to develop targeted treatments for the rare genetic and life-threatening disease cystic fibrosis, which damages the lungs and digestive system.

A new University of Newcastle scholarship program will support the aspirations of high achieving Year 12 students who begin university study this year.

Researchers at the University of Newcastle have been awarded $1,329,356 in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC).