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News • 26 Sep 2018
Partnership with Cubic Defence to support career pathways
Cubic Defence Australia is partnering with the University of Newcastle on training and career pathways for simulation.
News • 18 Sep 2018
Putting science on the political agenda
Associate Professor Peter Howley, has been named as one of ten inaugural ambassadors who will help strengthen the understanding and importance of STEM at a federal level.
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.
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