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The University of Newcastle’s Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) has won the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Activators of the Year at the 2024 Asia Pacific Triple E Awards, which recognises excellence in entrepreneurship and engagement in the higher education sector.

The Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) has today announced a $1m investment to bring two of Australia’s leading brain cancer research centres together in their mission to accelerate progress towards a cure.

The University of Newcastle will play a key role in supporting the growing offshore wind energy sector after today being named a key partner of the new Australian Centre of Offshore Wind Energy (ACOWE).

An internationally recognised researcher who has advanced our understanding of human birth has been named the 19th Freeman of the City of Newcastle. In a career that spans more than 35 years, Distinguished Laureate Professor Roger Smith AM has sought answers with his research into pregnancy, premature birth and stillbirth.

Delegation from Nihon University visit Callaghan campus

In June a delegation from Nihon University’s Faculty of Law visited Newcastle. Key objectives of the visit were to inspect the new Nihon University Campus, particularly the refurbished and heritage listed Court House building and to meet with the University’s School of Law and Justice.

Nihon University in Tokyo, and the University of Newcastle signed an agreement on 1 February 2024 to support operations of the new Nihon University Campus

University of Newcastle featured at Korea-Australia Higher Education Forum in Seoul

Leonie Cutts and Craig Browne, who were participants in I2N’s Accelerator Cohort 2023, are veterans of the board game industry and co-founders of CCS Corporation. They are also now the creative minds behind CARISA, an innovative app designed to combat social isolation in residential aged care facilities.

Eight new projects received the second round of the University of Newcastle and University of Waikato partnership seed fund for 2024.

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