2024
News • 24 Jan 2024
Monica McMahon celebrated at ‘Being an Australian’ awards
News • 23 Jan 2024
Female leadership key to community ‘saving itself’ in unprecedented trauma
As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers’ flooding looms, new research has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed.
News • 23 Jan 2024
Cutting-edge facility set to get the most out of athletes
Hunter Sports Centre is raising the bar on athlete performance in the Hunter with the opening of a cutting-edge new facility at the Glendale site.
News • 23 Jan 2024
Citizen of the Year honoured for pioneering COVID-19 treatment
Two leading University of Newcastle health researchers, Professor Nathan Bartlett and Emeritus Professor Julie Byles have each been honoured in the 2024 City of Newcastle Citizen of the Year Awards.
News • 19 Jan 2024
Dr. Alice Neikirk Awarded Prestigious HCSA Fellowship
News • 18 Jan 2024
University of Newcastle renewable energy storage research gains international buzz
The University of Newcastle's renewable energy expertise is being broadcast to over 60 million people around the world as part of a new documentary series presented by American actor Dennis Quaid.
News • 15 Jan 2024
The University of Newcastle and University of Waikato Seed Fund initiative
In 2023, the University of Newcastle and University of Waikato launched an annual seed fund to support the growth of our strategic partnership and ongoing collaboration between our universities. Applications for projects seeking the seed funding are reviewed each year and projects are selected by a panel of representatives from both institutions.
News • 15 Jan 2024
$3.6m NHMRC funding fuels innovative ideas
Premature birth, severe asthma and sperm stress will be a key focus for innovative researchers from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), who were successful in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants.
News • 15 Jan 2024
Projects funded in 2023 continue to deliver positive impact
The seven exciting projects that received the inaugural round of the University of Newcastle and University of Waikato partnership seed funding continue to deliver positive outcomes.
News • 12 Jan 2024
Newcastle’s largest reconciliation event Ngarrama returns stronger than ever
Building on two successful years of reflection, the University of Newcastle is proud to welcome the wider community once again to Ngarrama.
News • 2 Jan 2024
Child Protection: Repairing a Badly Broken System
Progressive changes to the child protection system are taking place, driven in the Hunter by parents andleading academics.
News • 14 Dec 2023
Indigenous academics complete exchange at University of Waikato
Associate Professor Liz Cameron and Mr Barry Williams are two Indigenous academics and researchers from the School of Architecture and Built Environment who recently visited the University of Waikato to meet with other Indigenous colleagues to explore potential partnerships in teaching exchange and research opportunities.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.