Research and Innovation

Two of our outstanding researchers have received almost $2 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships to advance their research discoveries in the fields of microbiology and the humanities.

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

The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander massacres verified and recorded on an online digital map has risen to 240, following an influx of valuable information and evidence from regional communities around Australia.

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.

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.

Two exceptional Early to Mid-Career Researchers have secured more than $1.16 million to explore early intervention methods for two significant health challenges

Global education thought-leader, Laureate Professor Jenny Gore has been conferred the prestigious title of Visiting Professor at Oxford University, commencing October 2018.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) announced University of Newcastle Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Professor Kevin Hall has been appointed a member of its Advisory Council.

Internationally-recognised leader in Indigenous cancer research, Professor Gail Garvey, will share her insights on the role Indigenous medical education can play in improving the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians, in a keynote lecture at UON tonight.

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

Researchers in occupational therapy at UON are exploring how responses to sensory stimuli may affect the experience of or recovery from an eating disorder

University of Newcastle’s Professor Craig Pennell, is the newly appointed Chair of the Red Nose National Scientific Advisory Group.