News • 14 Sep 2018

High honour bestowed on Alumni

Outstanding University leaders have been recognised for their inspiring career achievements at the 2018 Alumni Awards.

News • 05 Sep 2018

Leading female surgeon to shine light on gender equity

Leading Australian cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr Nikki Stamp, will deliver a keynote lecture tonight as part of the University of Newcastle’s 40 Years of Medicine celebrations.

News • 04 Sep 2018

New agreement offers safety research opportunities for students

SafeWork NSW’s Centre for Work Health and Safety and the University of Newcastle have committed to working together to develop work health and safety research expertise in Australia.

News • 29 Aug 2018

Electric partnership powers energy innovation

A powerful new industry-research collaboration is signaling the emergence of a new renewable energy market – organic printed solar.

News • 13 Aug 2018

ARC awards UON $1.5m to develop PFAS remediation solutions

The University of Newcastle has received $1.5m in Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for two of nine national research projects that will focus on developing ground-breaking initiatives to address PFAS contamination in the environment.

News • 02 Aug 2018

Australian farming the focus of new Soil Research Centre

Australia’s largest collaborative soil research initiative, aimed at enabling farmers to increase their productivity and profitability, has launched today at the University of Newcastle

News • 26 Jul 2018

Magnets prove repellent to sharks and rays

A new study has revealed simple magnets may be the solution to reducing the number of sharks and rays caught as bycatch from commercial fishing activities.

News • 26 Jul 2018

More than 30,000 teachers to benefit from education funding boost

Improving the quality of school teaching is a global concern at the heart of a visionary education program soon to be rolled out in Australian schools.

News • 06 Jul 2018

Alternate pathways for young people who have perpetrated violence

Researchers from the University of Newcastle have received $582,361 from the Australian Government to address interpersonal violence in the lives of young people.

News • 29 Jun 2018

Historic buyout signals promising hope for global cancer therapy

World-leading pharmaceutical company MSD (Merck in the US), has acquired virotherapy firm, Viralytics, founded in Newcastle by Associate Professor Darren Shafren.

News • 28 Jun 2018

Ma & Morley Scholars recreate friendship’s historic encounter in China

When the paths of Chinese entrepreneur Mr Jack Ma and respected Novocastrian, the late Mr Ken Morley, crossed almost four decades ago, the encounter formed a lifelong friendship and shaped the teenage Jack Ma’s life journey.

News • 25 Jun 2018

Innovating health care in regional Australia

An online support tool being developed by University of Newcastle PhD student, Brian Hill, has won the Regional Australia Institute’s 2018 Lightbulb Moments competition.

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