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News • 02 Apr 2014
Newcastle Writers Festival
UON literary leaders booked in for the Newcastle Writers Festival
News • 02 Apr 2014
Newcastle: City in transition – Public Forum
Newcastle: City in transition is sponsored by the University of Newcastle and is the first in a planned series of discussions on the future of Newcastle
News • 01 Apr 2014
Study of ‘minor strokes’ to prevent major impact
A community-based clinical trial that monitors people who have experienced a a ‘minor stroke’ or ‘funny turn’ – is being expanded by researchers.
News • 31 Mar 2014
UON unveils $17.3m medical sciences teaching and research precinct
UON today opened its state-of-the-art medical sciences precinct offering technology-enabled teaching facilities to researchers, students & healthcare workforce.
News • 25 Mar 2014
Web-based alcohol intervention has limited effect on consumption
New research shows a web-based self-assessment and feedback program for university students who drink hazardously produced little reduction in consumption.
News • 24 Mar 2014
University appoints new Deputy Chancellor
The University of Newcastle today announced the appointment of Ms Dianne Allen as the University’s new Deputy Chancellor.
News • 24 Mar 2014
Fruit-and-veg capsule set to combat obesity impacts
Study examining if fruit-and-vegie supplement can reduce inflammation produced by fat cells and lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, asthma and cancers.
News • 21 Mar 2014
Disruption delivers innovation: Lessons from the imaginative and creative dirtgirl
Disruption delivers innovation: Lessons from the imaginative and talented dirtgirl
News • 19 Mar 2014
Healthy lifestyle study targets young men
Young men are the target of a new University of Newcastle study aiming to tailor a healthy lifestyle program that meets their specific needs.
News • 14 Mar 2014
New Imaging Centre to bring sharper focus on disease
A new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) centre boasting the most advanced scanning technology in the Southern Hemisphere was opened today at HMRI in Newcastle.
News • 14 Mar 2014
Knights join concussion study to help tackle scientific uncertainty
The Newcastle Knights, University and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) are teaming up to help tackle questions surrounding effects of concussion.
News • 12 Mar 2014
Exercise key to preventing early-onset dementia
An international study has shown that teenagers with poor cardiovascular fitness and a lower IQ have an increased risk of developing early-onset dementia.
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