Research and Innovation
News • 08 Jan 2016
Australia-ASEAN Council funding for Disaster Resilience
A team of UON researchers have secured funding of $77,000 in the inaugural round of the Australia-ASEAN Council grant program for their project 'Disaster Resili
News • 04 Dec 2015
Research explores foods fit for an active lifestyle
Researchers at the University of Newcastle are researching the foods preferred by fitness buffs.
News • 04 Dec 2015
University of Newcastle in the Top 8 of Australian Universities for Research that is Well Above World Standard
The University Of Newcastle (UON) has achieved the highest possible ‘5’ rating across 22 fields of research in the latest Excellence in Research for Australia
News • 03 Dec 2015
Fulbright announces two new scholarships with UON
The University of Newcastle will sponsor a prestigious new US Fulbright scholarship.
News • 02 Dec 2015
A new partnership working towards education in innovation-led renewal in Newcastle
An MoU between UON and UrbanGrowth NSW will commit to working to make education and innovation a centrepiece of the city's renewal.
News • 01 Dec 2015
Drug trial to reduce scarring after heart scare
Hunter heart attack survivors will be among the first in the world to trial a new drug designed to reduce the tissue scarring commonly associated with heart wea
News • 30 Nov 2015
$4.4 million in funding to improve cancer care and prevention
Two Hunter-based researchers from UON have scored Cancer Council funding.
News • 27 Nov 2015
Ministers and Shadow Ministers celebrate the University of Newcastle’s 50th anniversary in Parliament House
Senior Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet members have joined Senators and Members of the House of Representatives at a celebration of the University of Newcastle’s (UO
News • 24 Nov 2015
UON cognitive neuroscientist appointed to ARC College of Experts
UON cognitive neuroscientist Frini Karayanidis has been inducted into the Australian Research Centre's (ARC) College of Experts, joining a team …
News • 30 Oct 2015
UON awarded $8 million ARC funding
UON attracts $8 million to shape safer future under ARC funding announcement
News • 29 Oct 2015
2015 ASICS Award winners
The Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition's (PAN) Professor David Lubans and Professor Philip Morgan have both been recognised...
News • 29 Oct 2015
Education researchers appointed editors of prestigious international journal
UON education researchers have been named co-editors of the prestigious Teaching and Teacher Education journal.
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