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News • 02 Oct 2014
Young women becoming more active, and more stressed
Young Australian women are fatter, fitter and more stressed than they were in the mid-’90s, according to the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
News • 02 Oct 2014
Researchers work to save languages from extinction
UON has been awarded three UK research grants from the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme, to help preserve a threatened Vanuatu language
News • 01 Oct 2014
Smoking and male fertility breakthrough finding
Mothers who smoke while they are pregnant or breastfeeding may be damaging the fertility of their sons, according to research published in Human Reproduction.
News • 29 Sep 2014
Childhood obesity research accolade
Research into childhood obesity in developing Asian countries has earned Wai Yew Yang a 2014 Nestle Nutrition Institute Young Researcher Award.
News • 25 Sep 2014
Teaching expertise honoured
The teaching expertise of UON staff members has been recognised by the Commonwealth in the 2014 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.
News • 25 Sep 2014
Award for excellence in public health teaching
An innovative flagship course is educating students at The University of Newcastle about public health.
News • 24 Sep 2014
UON ranked Australia’s number one university under 50
The University of Newcastle is Australia’s number one university in the 2014 QS ‘Top 50 Under 50’ rankings, announced today.
News • 23 Sep 2014
Mine rehabilitation in spotlight
The University of Newcastle’s Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment will host its 4th annual Mine Rehabilitation Conference in Singleton on Thursday.
News • 22 Sep 2014
Scopus Young Researchers
Associate Professor David Lubans and Dr Tracy Burrows have scooped two of the five catergories in the 2014 Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards.
News • 19 Sep 2014
Innovation accolade for UON’s international student engagement
UON's Language Centre has received national recognition for an innovative approach to teaching English to international students.
News • 18 Sep 2014
Unlocking the power of personalised medicine
The University of Newcastle's (UON) Professor Pablo Moscato is leading the revolution of how some of medicine's greatest challenges, including …
News • 15 Sep 2014
Scholars Week 2014
Academic excellence and commitment is being recognised and rewarded at the University of Newcastle (UON) annual Scholars' Week celebrations (15-19 …
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.