News • 22 May 2018

Hackathon lands solutions to world problem

Timed to (accidental) perfection after the challenges of the Aged Care sector were highlighted in the Federal Budget on 8 …

News • 22 May 2018

Scholarship award for Kenya’s Young Entrepreneur Challenge winner

A mobile app to enable farmers in rural Kenya to advertise and sell any daily surplus crops has won the 2018 Nairobi Young Entrepreneur Challenge, hosted by the Newcastle Business School.

News • 21 May 2018

Innovation in health research awarded

HMRI Researcher of the Year, Professor Clare Collins, has been awarded the President’s Award for Innovation at the Dietitians Association of Australia’s National conference for her work developing the Healthy Eating Quiz™.

News • 21 May 2018

How creativity plays role in early childhood education

The Hunter’s early childhood community will have the opportunity to hear from two visiting Italian researchers on the role of creativity in early childhood education when they present at a public symposium at the University of Newcastle this week.

News • 21 May 2018

First year BA students offer opinions on their future in the workplace

At a time when the employability of graduates is a hot topic, Professor Catharine Coleborne, Head of the School of …

News • 18 May 2018

Associate Professor Tracy Burrows awarded the title of Fellow

Associate Professor Tracy Burrows has been awarded the prestigious title of Fellow by the Dietitian’s Association of Australia (DAA).

News • 18 May 2018

Newcastle’s pioneering medical program celebrates milestone

Four decades ago the University of Newcastle’s Foundation Dean of Medicine, Professor David Maddison, was promised a free hand to create an innovative medical program.

News • 18 May 2018

University of Newcastle researcher crowned SciFinder Future Leader

University of Newcastle’s Dr Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni has been awarded the title of 2018 CAS SciFinder Future Leader, recognising him as an up-and-coming leader in shaping the future of scientific information and innovation.

News • 17 May 2018

Two new pathways expand the horizon for cancer research

Researchers from the University of Newcastle have discovered two new cancer vulnerabilities by investigating a special class of genes known as noncoding RNA (ncRNA).

News • 16 May 2018

New study: childhood asthma rates reduced with tailored intervention

Researchers have confirmed that when a woman’s asthma medication is optimally during pregnancy, the rate of asthma in her offspring is nearly halved.

News • 15 May 2018

Putting justice into practice for National Law Week

To mark National Law Week, the University of Newcastle in partnership with The Lock Up will bring together artists, writers, lawyers, academics, students, families of victims, and those interested in areas of social justice for an Art & Law Symposium.

News • 15 May 2018

University of Newcastle announces the best “hack” for aged care

Careflex - a web based system connecting person-carer dyads, service providers and health professionals with the aim of yielding personalised aged care outcomes and minimising administration time has been awarded the Best Tech Solution.

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