April 2022

The NSW Government has today announced that the University of Newcastle will be its university partner to deliver a new university campus in Mann Street, Gosford.

The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) is pleased to announce Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin has been appointed as the new Institute Director of HMRI for a period of five years.

There is an unsubstantiated rumour that quokkas throw their young at predators to get out of a dangerous situation unharmed. This is what University of Newcastle specialist Matthew Hayward says.

New research has found that Drag Queen Storytime (DQS) childhood literacy events at public libraries and bookshops in the USA and Australia between 2018 and 2020 became sites of networked online and offline hate by anti-LGBTQ groups.

The University of Newcastle continues to excel as a global leader, with new rankings, released today, showing the university improved across every broad subject area.

SSR was granted Australian Synchrotron merit time for structural characterisation of samples from Low Carbon Ironmaking Investigations

Michael Chijoff is a multi-award-winning designer and the creator of his own disruptor adventure product brand Tacticagear, which smashed records and became the highest funded multi-tool in crowdfunding history and raised more than $960,000.

In the spirit of public pedagogy, young adults belonging to the Hunter region’s refugee cohort, visited the University of Newcastle’s (UoN) Gallery to see the Looking Through Windows exhibition and learn about Aboriginal Australians who grew up and lived on the missions, reserves and fringe camps at places like Tibooburra, Bourke and Brewarrina.

By Amy MaguireThe budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years.

Shane Darwin is the CEO of JBHXR, a startup which integrates virtual reality tech with training to significantly enhance the learner experience. Being at the forefront of the VR learning industry, Shane implements experiential learning/immersive learning technology to support a range of educators.

There is a reason we call them our fur kids! Amanda Falconer is the founder of Bestie Kitchen, a startup which believes our pets have just as much right to a healthy and fulfilled life as we do.

Hone Carbon's mission is to unlock the potential for carbon storage and agricultural environments and become a global leader in the measurement verification and optimisation of soil carbon projects, for the benefit of the land, its custodians and our shared atmosphere.