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News • 31 May 2017
UON graduate wins top design gong
UON graduates have starred at 2017 Australian Institute of Architects’ NSW Graduate and Student Awards.
News • 31 May 2017
Slingshot and UON to bring new accelerator to Hunter region
Slingshot in collaboration with UON has been awarded $475,000 under the Australian Government’s $23 million Incubator Support initiative.
News • 31 May 2017
Research to aid conservation of Indigenous culture and promote tourism
In a melding of linguistics and sustainable tourism new avenues have been found for digital technologies to conserve Indigenous culture and promote tourism.
News • 30 May 2017
Heart-felt research improving outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors
Research from the University of Newcastle is drawing on the personal stories of cardiac arrest survivors to improve their quality of life.
News • 25 May 2017
Study using new tools to unlock secrets of immune cells in cancer
An in-depth atlas of the tumour microenvironment has been mapped by an international cancer team involving Hunter researcher Dr Craig Gedye
News • 22 May 2017
National award honours lifetime commitment to furthering plant science
UON's Emeritus Professor John Patrick has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
News • 19 May 2017
How to make your face look healthy
New research from the University of Newcastle (UON) has busted the myth that young adults perceive tanned facial skin to be healthy and attractive.
News • 17 May 2017
Trial looking to spice up the brain benefits of fish oil
A nutritional study at UON will test for the first time whether the spice curcumin, taken in combination with fish oil, can boost blood flow in the brain.
News • 17 May 2017
Early modern literature collaborations set to flow
A leading academic in the field of early modern studies, Professor Paul Salzman will take up a position in the discipline of English and Writing at UON.
News • 16 May 2017
Ensuring Australian women are the innovators of the future
Successful female visionaries from UON will share their experience navigating a career in innovation at the 2017 Women in Innovation event next week
News • 15 May 2017
University of Newcastle launches new brand: The World Needs New
The World Needs New, and New Needs You; two powerful messages unveiled today as part of the UON's new brand.
News • 12 May 2017
Partnership to shape our region's future
UON has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hunter Water.
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.