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The University of Newcastle has today announced the appointment of Professor Kent Anderson to the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Global.

Newcastle healthtech founder shares her inspiring story of taking Holland Healthcare global at I2N's Startup Stories

We’ve all heard about ‘closing the gap’, but what does this really mean? Imagine if your pre-school child was having communication problems, they are having trouble speaking and get frustrated when you don’t understand what they are trying to say.

The rest of my family didn’t get to go to high school but I received a scholarship and became a physiotherapist. I wouldn’t have had nearly as stimulating a life if I hadn’t had that scholarship.

Read about the impact of your generosity in 2020.

Helping kids stay healthy and active is a huge challenge for parents and caregivers today. And while fathers have a powerful influence on children’s weight and behaviours, most family- based lifestyle programs are attended by mothers.

Excitement is building around plans for an Alumni House to connect our 155,000-strong global alumni physically and digitally and give back to the next generation of students.

A £100 scholarship one hundred and one years ago sparked a journey that would shape many lives. A century on, University of Newcastle Secretary, alumna and former Deputy Chancellor, Dianne Allen, is proud to honour her grandfather’s passion for education through a new equity scholarship to support s

Sarina Zhao is the 2020 recipient of the Valasi Bleazard Memorial Scholarship in Medicine, a scholarship made possible thanks to the generosity of the late Valasi Bleazard who left a gift in the will to support female students at the University of Newcastle.

In celebration of NAIDOC Week (4-11 July 2021), the University Gallery will host an exhibition of artworks from Paul Munro’s collection at Watt Space Gallery.

Community member Joss De Iuliis, inspired by conversations with Ikara-Flinders Ranges Challenge trekker and University of Newcastle Conjoint Professor, Joe Herbertson, was keen to help find ways to combine traditional Indigenous knowledge with cutting- edge scientific research.

Thanks to the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, University of Newcastle researcher Sarah Stock is gathering valuable data using genetic markers in a newly identified species of frog.