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News • 23 Nov 2017
NSW Government provides additional $3m to medicinal cannabis research
The NSW Government has announced it will provide more than $3m in funding for medicinal cannabis research to the Australian …
News • 21 Nov 2017
Reaping the benefits of agricultural waste
Revolutionary technology is being developed in partnership with the University of Newcastle that will convert agricultural waste to biofuel for the first time.
News • 21 Nov 2017
Bright star of Australian science recognised with Academy Awards
Associate Professor Shanyong Wang was honoured with the 2018 John Booker Medal
News • 17 Nov 2017
Study aiming to achieve body balance after gestational diabetes
The University of Newcastle is trialing a new diabetes risk-reduction program called Body Balance Beyond
News • 15 Nov 2017
UON Laureate Professor awarded a prestigious Visiting Professorship
Laureate Professor Paul Foster FAHMS, a global leader in respiratory research, has been appointed as the Visiting Professor at the National University of Singap
News • 13 Nov 2017
$12.2m to support Newcastle’s vital health and medical research
UON has attracted $12.2m in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council funding
News • 10 Nov 2017
Sex, Science and Society after 40 years of IVF
Today marks 40 years since the conception of the world’s first In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) child.
News • 10 Nov 2017
More than $6.7 million to drive the future of research
UON researchers were awarded $6.3 million to fund 16 Discovery Projects and $365,000 for a prestigious Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.
News • 03 Nov 2017
University Network to Drive NSW Defence
The NSW Government will invest $1.25 million in a new university-led network to bolster defence-related research and development activity across the state.
News • 01 Nov 2017
UON and defence industry join forces in new facility
A new facility which will unite the research and innovation capabilities of the University of Newcastle (UON) and defence industry has launched at Williamtown.
News • 30 Oct 2017
UON expands its presence in the Upper Hunter region
The University of Newcastle will occupy dedicated office space within Muswellbrook’s Tertiary Education Centre.
News • 27 Oct 2017
Women In Research Fellowships awarded
Thirteen UON researchers have been awarded a Women in Research (WIR) Fellowship thanks to Research Advantage.
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