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News • 20 Jun 2014
Charlie Perkins Scholarship
The Charlie Perkins Scholarships are postgraduate scholarships directed towards Indigenous Australians who have the potential to become leaders in their field o
News • 20 Jun 2014
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships
Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships are awarded to students from Australia for graduate study at Harvard University and include tuition and health insurance fees pl
News • 18 Jun 2014
General Sir John Monash Scholarships
The General Sir John Monash Foundation Scholarships are one of Australia’s most prestigious awards, recognising potential leaders in all fields. They are awarde
News • 18 Jun 2014
Key to triggering labour discovered
UON researchers have discovered a ‘switch’ that fails to engage in some pregnancies, which could lead to labour complications
News • 16 Jun 2014
How sweet it is
Nutrition researcher Professor Manohar Garg is conducting a new clinical trial to determine the cardio-metabolic health impacts of fructose.
News • 13 Jun 2014
$3.2m ARC funding
The Australian Research Council has awarded UON $3.2m to establish a research hub dedicated to future-proofing Australia's iron ore production.
News • 05 Jun 2014
Super-light metal foam - taking the impact out of auto accidents
PhD Student Mehdi Taherishargh has developed a low-cost, super-light metal foam that has the potential to save lives.
News • 03 Jun 2014
Major cancer boost
The Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (HCRA) has become the first regionally-based organisation to receive full Translational Cancer Research Centre status.
News • 02 Jun 2014
Share your flu symptoms
You give me fever: A record 17,000 people are sharing their flu symptoms each week for good through a growing online health surveillance system.
News • 30 May 2014
New study for young women
Dietetic researchers at the University of Newcastle have begun recruiting women aged 18 to 44 to examine the body shape …
News • 29 May 2014
Global thought leader
Professor Carolyn Mountford has received global recognition for her innovative cancer research using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy technology.
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