News • 14 Oct 2014

Survey to help parents tackle teen drinking challenges

Researchers have developed an online survey to help families navigate the challenges of teenage alcohol use.

News • 09 Oct 2014

Journey of a lifetime for Indigenous UON student

A chance to visit the most prestigious Universities in the US and UK is rare. UON student Ren Allan has this honour.

News • 08 Oct 2014

UON obesity researcher joins young leaders in Japan

Newcastle behavioural scientist, Rebecca Wyse, was one of only five Australians selected to attend international forum

News • 07 Oct 2014

Honorary Fellowship for former UON Chancellor

The Australian Psychological Society rarely bestows the title of Honorary Fellow. We are proud to announce that Professor Trevor Waring is a recipient.

News • 03 Oct 2014

International health leaders gather in Newcastle

Compassion and care in a changing world is on the agenda this week as UON hosts the 3rd Asia-Pacific International Conference on Qualitative Research in Nursing

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.

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