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News • 23 May 2017
Quit smoking study recruiting participants in regional and remote areas
A new quit smoking study is recruiting participants in regional and remote areas of New South Wales, Australia
News • 22 May 2017
National award honours lifetime commitment to furthering plant science
UON's Emeritus Professor John Patrick has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
News • 17 May 2017
Trial looking to spice up the brain benefits of fish oil
A nutritional study at UON will test for the first time whether the spice curcumin, taken in combination with fish oil, can boost blood flow in the brain.
News • 17 May 2017
Early modern literature collaborations set to flow
A leading academic in the field of early modern studies, Professor Paul Salzman will take up a position in the discipline of English and Writing at UON.
News • 16 May 2017
Ensuring Australian women are the innovators of the future
Successful female visionaries from UON will share their experience navigating a career in innovation at the 2017 Women in Innovation event next week
News • 15 May 2017
The clever electronic inks rewriting our energy future
Australia’s position as a global leader in printed solar has surged, following the unveiling of its first printed solar demonstration site at UON.
News • 10 May 2017
Symposium to examine psychiatry, trauma and history in a global age: the view from Australasia
A symposium on Friday May 19 will bring together clinicians and historians to discuss what is unique to accounts of trauma in an Australasian context.
News • 09 May 2017
Cancer fellowship for UON researcher
Dr Nikola Bowden will research ovarian cancer thanks to a new 10 year fellowship.
News • 09 May 2017
UON researcher a global leader in health and ageing
The University of Newcastle’s Professor Julie Byles has been appointed as Global Innovation Chair in Responsive Transitions in Health and Ageing.
News • 09 May 2017
UON Linguistics researchers awarded prestigious scholarships
Three University of Newcastle Linguistics researchers have been awarded prestigious scholarships from the Australian Linguistics Society.
News • 09 May 2017
Centre for 21st Century Humanities leads funding bid to develop ground breaking software platform
C21CH is Humanities is leading a bid for funding to build a powerful software platform called the ‘Time-Layered Cultural Map of Australia’.
News • 08 May 2017
Creating liveable cities for older Australians
A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) has been awarded a Liveable Communities Grant to identify how to best meet the housing needs
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