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News • 04 Sep 2019
An Extra Helping Hand for Deserving Students
Students facing hardship can now apply for a laptop grant, providing them with a $750 voucher towards a laptop to assist them with their studies.
News • 04 Sep 2019
New Scholarship to Build Careers in Construction
Richard Crookes Constructions has launched a scholarship to support construction and civil engineering students at the University of Newcastle.
News • 04 Sep 2019
Friends of the University Book Fair Raises Over $100,000 for Student Scholarships
Friends of the University of Newcastle raised a record amount for student scholarships through their biennial book fair
News • 04 Sep 2019
Strong partnerships and a shared vision for the future of integrated healthcare is set to improve the wellbeing of our Central Coast community
The future of healthcare delivery on the Central Coast is taking shape, with work starting today on a new education and research facility located at Gosford Hospital.
News • 03 Sep 2019
Breakthrough for Brain Cancer Research
University of Newcastle researchers have made a significant breakthrough in brain cancer research following generous philanthropic support from McDonald Jones Foundation
News • 03 Sep 2019
Supporting Communities, Starting with Water
Warlga Ngurra can expand their programs of community support thanks to architecture and design collective out(fit) and Hunter Water Love Water grants program
News • 03 Sep 2019
University Research Shines on the World Stage
Update on ERA research results and philanthropic donations to research 2019
News • 03 Sep 2019
Designing the Future of Human-Kind(ness)
Sahibajot Kaur won the 2018 Commissioner K. G. Hoffman Prize in Urban Design, generously established by alumnus Kevin Hoffman.
News • 03 Sep 2019
Ugly is Beautiful for Innovation Award Winner
Alumnus Sami Bayly was awarded the Dr Tan Chin Nam and Colleen Innovation Award for her honours thesis
News • 03 Sep 2019
Scholarship Recipient Making Headlines for Science Research
Alumnus Chrystal Moore (Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies, 2016) is a Shaping Futures Scholarship recipient now making a difference in her dream job
News • 03 Sep 2019
$50,000 funding awarded to innovative Grand Challenge solutions
From eucalyptus oil diffusers, to aromatic plants seeds dispensed through a gumball machine, and a Mozzie Map to quantify human/mosquito interactions, the innovative ideas proposed in the University of Newcastle’s Grand Challenge offer promising solutions to manage the global problem of mosquitoes.
News • 02 Sep 2019
Ikara 2019 Challengers Hit the Trail
Ikara-Flinders Ranges Challengers have started their 100km trek
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.