March 2022

Two University of Newcastle and HMRI researchers who are trailblazing in their fields to improve the health and wellbeing of communities around the world, have been awarded prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) awards.

A COVID initiative to reduce the isolation of Elders living in regional New South Wales has used weaving to link the communities of Bourke, Armidale and Uralla.

“Fifty percent of strategic alliances fail in the first five years.”This was the premise of a paper I came across in 2015 when researching the set-up of UNSW’s first alliance under its 2025 Strategy, the PLuS Alliance. That headline stuck with me, and six years down the track, with a portfolio of alliances and the associated battle scars and triumphs, I realise how easy it can be for an alliance to fail or succeed.

A brain imaging study of young people at high risk of developing bipolar disorder has for the first time found evidence of weakening connections between key areas of the brain in late adolescence.

A second Omicron wave of COVID-19 sweeping the nation has already outstripped the peak recorded in January, a national online surveillance system for tracking respiratory symptoms has revealed.

The University values hard work, persistence, dedication and sustained effort in the pursuit of academic excellence. In 2019, the Vice-Chancellor announced new undergraduate scholarships for high performing students progressing within their degrees. Now, we are pleased to reveal the 2022 recipients of the Academic Excellence Awards!

Researchers from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and the University of Newcastle are looking for participants to take part in a new study on the immune and anti-viral effects of the dietary supplement Lactoferrin.

The University of Newcastle’s Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) program has been awarded a grant of $599,335 from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources; Safer Communities Fund. Announced by the Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, this grant brings total funding for the program to over $2 million.

The Grand Challenges of the world need more than just competitive forces to support their resolution. In a short timeframe, the NUW Alliance has led the way through its research and educational vision, with multiple projects already in train.

Researchers and artists from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) have collaborated to create a tool to help women who have experienced stillbirth.

As the former Marketing Director for Coca-Cola South Pacific, Lisa is a beverage afficionado. Over her fifteen-year career she oversaw the R&D of countless products, spending time leading the company’s local start-up incubator, where she attempted to solve a problem for her industry—the absence of a simple, non-intrusive way to measure hydration.

NUW Alliance is pleased to share with you our first biannual report.