News • 12 Mar 2018

University of Newcastle establishes first Doctoral Training Centre

The University of Newcastle has today launched its inaugural Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) focused on supporting the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector.

News • 07 Mar 2018

Accelerating research into practice

Three pioneering teams from the University of Newcastle (UON) have been accepted into CSIRO’s ON Prime 4 pre-accelerator program

News • 07 Mar 2018

Architecture graduate named best in the state

Master of Architecture alumnus, Andrew Hannah-Davies, from the University of Newcastle has received the prestigious New South Wales (NSW) Graduate Medal.

News • 02 Mar 2018

Road to Birth delivers world-first virtual window into pregnancy

A ground-breaking development in virtual reality technology at UON has given world-first visual insight into the internal stages of childbearing and its effect on the human body, signifying a huge step for health practitioners and expectant parents globally

News • 01 Mar 2018

University of Newcastle stars in QS Subject global rankings

Fifteen University of Newcastle subjects have earned a prestigious place among the world’s top 200, including six in the top …

News • 28 Feb 2018

Students design new healthcare solutions

Honours student, Richard O'Regan, will be one of the first to use his design skills to tackle the nation's biggest health issues through an inaugural scholarship scheme supported by nib.

News • 28 Feb 2018

Young scientist recognised as emerging researcher

Emerging postdoctoral researcher, Dr Lee Ashton, has been selected to attend the highly prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting being held in Germany this June.

News • 27 Feb 2018

Fulbright scholarships to enhance health research

Two researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) have received prestigious international scholarships through the Fulbright Program to further their research in the field of health.

News • 27 Feb 2018

Innovative partnership aimed at impact in Kenya

A collaboration between academics and government representatives, the Australia Awards fellowship is aimed at strengthening public service performance and building governance capacity in Kenya.

News • 23 Feb 2018

UON biotech startup sells for $502 million

Oncolytic virotherapy firm Viralytics, which originated from the work of UON's Associate Professor Darren Shafren, has been acquired for $502 million by world-leading pharmaceutical company, Merck.

News • 21 Feb 2018

Humble salt fights mass frog extinction

It’s been touted a natural health cure for centuries, now a University of Newcastle study reveals that humble salt may halt devastating chytrid disease in frogs

News • 20 Feb 2018

Defence forum targets emerging research

The University and ADC have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on research into the use of virtual simulation to support individual training.

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