2026

Three University of Newcastle research teams have secured Australian Government funding to help improve the health and quality of life of Australians.

Dylan Alcott, Australian of the Year in 2022, during his acceptance speech called for the guaranteed funding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) into the future so that people living with a disability can get the support that they need.

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Please attribute this statement to University of Newcastle Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Kent Anderson:

The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Hunter New England Health Local Health District (HNELHD), the Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECCPHN) and the University of Newcastle are improving access to diabetes care in rural and regional areas.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced its latest rounds of funding for the Future Fellowships and DECRA schemes, with four University of Newcastle projects attracting funding of more than $3 million for projects of national importance.

On Friday 16 September, the Centre for Law and Social Justice, in collaboration with CIFAL Newcastle, convened a HDR Roundtable on social justice and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

On 15 September, the Centre for Law and Social Justice hosted a film screening of Incarceration Nation at the University of Newcastle NUspace campus.

The University of Newcastle is encouraging the community to nominate students, local businesses and university staff who have excelled in work placements for their annual Employability Excellence Awards, with nominations closing this Friday 16 September.

More than half of Australian employees feel lonely in their work, with 15 per cent feeling 'extremely lonely', and younger Australians below 29 years of age feeling lonelier than any other age group.

HMRI and University of Newcastle researchers have discovered that treating patients who have late-stage treatment resistant melanoma with a combination of two existing drugs significantly increases their survival times.

On 8 September 2022, the Centre hosted a morning tea and Q&A with two high profile Newcastle law alumni, Elizabeth McLaughlin and Rebecca Silberberg.