July 2014

Countless hours of research will be condensed into bite-sized portions as postgraduate students take part in the University of Newcastle final of the national/trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Wednesday 23 July.

UON's capacity to accommodate students will soon almost double, with the construction of four student apartment blocks reaching an important milestone today.

Today the New South Wales Government announced an International Centre for Balanced Land Use to be based at the University of Newcastle's flagship research hub, the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER).

The artworks are streaming in for the Friends of the University of Newcastle 2014 Acquisitive Art Prizes and Art Fair sale.

Long-term smokers involved in a study published by UON health researchers believed that the quality of their cigarettes had deteriorated following the implementation of plain packaging.

Virgin Australia is extending their 10% off Corporate Leisure offer for travel until 30 June 2015.

Researchers at the University of Newcastle have answered Tin Man's plea for a heart with the invention of technology aimed at enabling robots to feel emotion in a near human-like manner.

University of Newcastle PhD student presents at prestigious international symposium.

Over the last two months, Directors and Internal and External Affiliates of the Purai Indigenous Global History Centre have been working hard, in different ways to open educational pathways designed to unlock the keys of oppression.

By Julia Coffey, University of NewcastleYouth can be a difficult phase of life, as young people attempt to forge new identities, while facing challenges at school and in their social life. Many also experience pressure and stress related to their bodies.

An impressive gold medal haul on the final day of competition saw the University of Newcastle eclipse closest rivals, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), to claim the 2014 Eastern University Games (EUG) Overall Champion trophy yesterday.

Dr Betty Andersen was a visionary nurse leader who has left a significant legacy to nursing.