November 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is supporting researchers with important exploration into new therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and ulcerative colitis, made possible by a $98,700 grant from Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.

Two Ukrainian scientists will visit Newcastle to work with University of Newcastle research teams, thanks to successful funding applications in the inaugural Ukraine-Australia Research Fund from the Australian Academy of Science.

University researchers have secured funding from the Australian Research Council to use collaborative storytelling to highlight historical links between Newcastle and Ngukurr - a remote Aboriginal community in Southeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

The University of Newcastle has signed on as an official partner of Uniseed - Australia's longest running venture fund dedicated to helping university researchers turn their ideas into products and services that deliver impact for our communities.

The New South Wales Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes has held its final public sitting in Sydney today.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $3.7m in Discovery Project grants to seven University of Newcastle research teams.

University of Newcastle student Viv Jayachandran was last night awarded Student Entrepreneur of the Year at the University’s Employability Excellence Awards for his achievements establishing his software business, Jaegersoft.

On 2 November, several staff of the School of Law and Justice had the opportunity to engage with Liz Campbell, visiting Professor of Criminal Jurisprudence from the Faculty of Law at Monash University.

Kelvin Htat, University of Newcastle Alumni, is the founder of Licode, a no-code platform that enables people to visually build scalable software applications.

In the face of an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, a new interactive report reveals locations experiencing hardship and financial vulnerability across Australia.

Work to deliver the University of Newcastle’s new, high-tech Central Coast Campus in Gosford is another step closer, with the appointment of the main works contractor Hansen Yuncken.