May 2025

The Albanese government needs to channel Bob Hawke’s “bringing people together” ethos by harnessing the collective power of government, unions and universities to lift productivity and make the higher education system more prosperous, writes Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky.

In recognition of his boundless contributions to the field of electrical engineering, the Australian Academy of Science has today announced University of Newcastle Emeritus Professor Rick Middleton as a Fellow of the Academy.

The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) has announced the first group of innovators selected for the Newcastle Permanent Innovation Accelerator Program, with projects aimed at faster sepsis detection, safer stroke treatment, improving IVF success, and monitoring hearing through everyday visual behaviour.

Access to holistic diabetes care for rural and remote communities across the Hunter and New England regions is set to improve with the launch of a new custom-built Medibus.

Today marked a significant milestone at the University of Newcastle with the official opening and renaming ceremony of ‘The Vic Levi Building’, formerly known as the Health and Physical Education Building, at Callaghan Campus.

The University of Newcastle has today announced Education, Social Science, Business, and Pathway programs will be taught at the new Mann Street site in the heart of Gosford from next year, as the first stage of program announcements for the new facility.

Dr Alyce Barnes, Post-doctoral Researcher at the University of Newcastle, Hunter New England Population Health, and the National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), has been recognised as the 2025 Lake Macquarie City Council Ambassador and Lake Mac Sports Leader of the Year.