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News • 02 Mar 2022
$1m grant to target depression in heart patients
Cardiologist and researcher, Professor Andrew Boyle, will investigate whether a novel well-being app can reduce depression in patients discharged from hospital with acute heart failure.
News • 28 Feb 2022
The future of plastic pollution in the Pacific
The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will begin on Monday, February 28, however negotiations are already underway in the drafting of an international treaty to curb plastic pollution
News • 28 Feb 2022
Inaugural NSW Women in Surgery Leadership award announced
The University of Newcastle’s Associate Professor Amanda Dawson is the first recipient of the prestigious Royal Australasian College of Surgeons NSW Women in Surgery Leadership award.
News • 24 Feb 2022
Top-notch educators claim national University Teaching Awards
Honoured for their teaching excellence, four exceptional University of Newcastle academics have been selected—from a national pool—for a highly coveted University Teaching Award.
News • 22 Feb 2022
The paradox of Australia’s response to COVID-19
A new report has found that the agile stability embedded in Australia’s health care state was ultimately responsible for the nation’s high vaccination rates.
News • 18 Feb 2022
Antarctic ice cores reveal Australian drought risk worse than thought
Antarctic ice core records have shown that eastern Australia’s drought risk is greater than thought.
News • 18 Feb 2022
Researchers get creative to support healthy ageing minds
Researchers will investigate how the creative arts can support healthy brains and heathy minds as we age.
News • 18 Feb 2022
Singapore campus officially opened: University signals Asia-Pacific commitment
The University of Newcastle has officially opened its new campus office at the Singapore National Library.
News • 15 Feb 2022
University of Newcastle signs landmark MOU to strengthen industry collaboration
The University of Newcastle has signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NSW Government to boost innovation and drive research commercialisation.
News • 11 Feb 2022
Mental health trailblazer to lead national Women in Health Science Committee
The University of Newcastle’s Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin is the new Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Women in Health Science Committee.
News • 10 Feb 2022
University of Newcastle Business School earns place among world’s best
The University of Newcastle Business School has been granted European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) Accreditation, joining the world’s leading providers of business education.
News • 07 Feb 2022
University of Newcastle announces $10 million partnership with BHP to help decarbonise steelmaking
BHP will extend its partnership with the Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research at the University of Newcastle with a further A$10 million in funding to support ongoing research into decarbonising steelmaking.
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