August 2022

An online resource portal, co-designed by people living with stroke with researchers from HMRI and the University of Newcastle, is offering specialised support on the journey to recovery.

The Ayahs and Amahs online exhibition brings to life the stories, memories and histories of the intrepid Indian and Chinese nursemaids who travelled the circuits of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Up to 4,000 prospective students will get their first taste of university life this Saturday at the University of Newcastle’s annual Newcastle Open Day.

From today, University of Newcastle students will have access to a new space called ‘The House’, created in consultation with the University of Newcastle Students’ Association (UNSA) and our broad student community.

The dumping of plastics in the Pacific Islands (Te Moananui) is a form of waste colonisation, leading to disproportionate plastics pollution in the region and threatening the health and livelihoods of its people.

During National Stroke Week (8 – 14 August) the University of Newcastle and HMRI are on a mission to raise awareness about risk factors and rehabilitation research.

Israel launched multiple air strikes on Gaza on August 5, in another eruption of open warfare between Israel and Palestinian militants. The latest attacks come just over a year after hundreds were killed in an intense period of conflict in the territory.

Do you Google your symptoms? Do you convince yourself that you have a condition based on what you’ve read? And does this whole process make you extremely anxious?

The MedRad Forum, an Australian Society for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy event, was held in March 2022 at the The Global Centre for Research and Training in Radiation Oncology, University of Newcastle.