August 2023
News • 31 Aug 2023
Digital innovation launched to ‘eclipse’ rising tide of mental health and substance use problems
Much like the rest of the world, Australia is facing a mental health care crisis.
News • 31 Aug 2023
PhD Students Represent the University of Newcastle at Europe’s Largest Iron and Steel Making Conference
This year in June, Düsseldorf hosted the largest iron and steel conference in Europe, the European Steel Technology and Application Days (ESTAD). This is a flagship conference for the iron and steel industry and brings together steel manufacturers, suppliers, users, universities, research institutes and plant engineers.
News • 28 Aug 2023
University of Newcastle’s new, high-tech campus on the Central Coast given green light
The NSW Government has formally approved the $58 million University of Newcastle Central Coast Campus, which will be built on the site of the former Mitre 10 building at 305 Mann Street, Gosford.
News • 28 Aug 2023
Wantok Pasifika: Celebrating real impact in our region
The University of Newcastle’s Pacific students were in the spotlight at this year’s Wantok Pasifika event as they demonstrated how their work is having real world impact in Pacific communities.
News • 25 Aug 2023
Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework - Student Submissions
Student submissions to the Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework.
News • 24 Aug 2023
Innovative research pitches win quick-fire University of Newcastle Three Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis contest
Chloe Wilkins and Madeleine Gale took out the top prizes in the University of Newcastle’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) and inaugural Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competitions, with the respective champions announced at this week’s competition finals.
News • 23 Aug 2023
Thousands of people to get a taste of university life with robot soccer, Virtual Reality learning, mock court, and race cars at Newcastle Open Day
Thousands of prospective students, their families and friends are set to get their first taste of university life at the University of Newcastle’s annual Newcastle Open Day on Saturday 26 August.
News • 22 Aug 2023
The Library Satisfaction Survey is here!
The Library Satisfaction Survey is your chance to tell us what you want from your Library – and win $50 gift vouchers!
News • 18 Aug 2023
Indigenous Business Handbook Launch
The Indigenous Business Handbook was officially launched on Friday 18 August 2023.
News • 11 Aug 2023
Associate Professor Amy Maguire tops 1 Million reads on The Conversation
Associate Professor Amy Maguire has topped 1 million reads on The Conversation. She has been a prolific contributor since 2014, authoring 77 articles and translating research for public and policy audiences across her areas of expertise.
News • 10 Aug 2023
University becomes official signatory to a national openness agreement
The University of Newcastle is proud to be among the first cohort of signatories to the Openness Agreement on Animal Research and Teaching in Australia.
News • 10 Aug 2023
Koala conservation heats up: drones used to thermally detect animals
Conservation scientists from the University of Newcastle are using heat-detecting drones to capture data on koala populations in Port Stephens LGA.
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