News • 29 Jun 2018

Local Lions have a clear vision for funding research

When Associate Professor Sally McFadden spoke at Dungog Lions Club in 2016 about her long-term research working at solving the riddle of myopia, her words travelled to Mrs Carole Powell, Lions Australia 201N3 District Coordinator.

News • 29 Jun 2018

Historic buyout signals promising hope for global cancer therapy

World-leading pharmaceutical company MSD (Merck in the US), has acquired virotherapy firm, Viralytics, founded in Newcastle by Associate Professor Darren Shafren.

News • 28 Jun 2018

Professor Hugh Craig caps a 40 year career as Professor Emeritus

Professor Hugh Craig retires after 40 year career

News • 28 Jun 2018

Ma & Morley Scholars recreate friendship’s historic encounter in China

When the paths of Chinese entrepreneur Mr Jack Ma and respected Novocastrian, the late Mr Ken Morley, crossed almost four decades ago, the encounter formed a lifelong friendship and shaped the teenage Jack Ma’s life journey.

News • 27 Jun 2018

Hunter president for new Oceania chapter

The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) has recently established an Oceania chapter (SRNT-O) – and HMRI’s Professor Billie Bonevski is its inaugural founding President.

News • 27 Jun 2018

New look Research Grants and Ethics Management System coming soon

The Research Grants and Ethics Management system (RIMS) is undertaking a major upgrade.

News • 26 Jun 2018

Pink Frangipani Ball blossoms hope for breast cancer patients

Current chemotherapy and radiation treatment options for breast cancer patients are grueling, and not all patients see positive results, however with funding raised from the 2018 Pink Frangipani Ball, Dr Nikki Verrills and her research team hope to develop rev

News • 25 Jun 2018

Innovating health care in regional Australia

An online support tool being developed by University of Newcastle PhD student, Brian Hill, has won the Regional Australia Institute’s 2018 Lightbulb Moments competition.

News • 25 Jun 2018

Call for hormone replacement therapy re-think after hip fracture study

Newcastle endocrinologist, Laureate Professor Roger Smith, has urged a re-think on the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after studying the risk of hip fracture in both elderly women and men.

News • 22 Jun 2018

Using diversity to push the boundaries of surveying

Bachelor of Surveying student, Elizabeth Evans, is helping to inspire more women to consider a career in surveying.

News • 20 Jun 2018

New Vice-Chancellor announced

The Council of The University of Newcastle has announced the appointment of Dr Alex Zelinsky AO as its next Vice-Chancellor and President, commencing in early November 2018.

News • 20 Jun 2018

Mental illness going unrecognised in country communities

Researchers have found that one third of country people experiencing psychological distress don’t identify as having a mental health problem.

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