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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 • 10 Jun 2014
Queen's birthday honours
Emeritus Professor Anthony Smith and Conjoint Professor Gregory Leigh have been honoured in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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.
News • 29 May 2014
New Colombo Plan Scholarships
Seven outstanding, undergraduate students from the University of Newcastle (UON) have been awarded scholarships to study in Singapore this year …
News • 28 May 2014
Newcastle Poetry Prize
Following record entries in 2013, judges of the Newcastle Poetry Prize are preparing for another year of national excellence from …
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