October 2014

Historians Dr James Bennett and Dr Nancy Cushing from the University of Newcastle (UON), along with Dr Erik Eklund from Federation University, VIC, bring together a selection of essays about Newcastle's radical past, and consider its impact on the present and future.

The University of Newcastle (UON) is proud to have been named Australia's top performing, young university by two independent, global ranking systems – the 2014 QS 'Top 50 under 50' and the 2014 Times Higher Education (THE) 'Top 100 under 50'.

The University of Newcastle's (UON) Newcastle Business School (Central Coast) has been engaged by NSW Trade & Investment to provide research and evaluation services to support the NSW Government's $1.5 million Smart Work Hub Pilot Program.

Dr Sonia Vilches-Montero has won a Best Paper Award for her study focusing on memory malleability

With the news of the passing of The Honourable Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (1916 to 2014), 21st Prime Minister of Australia, the University of Newcastle honours his commitment to making higher education available to all.

Over the coming weeks, Microsoft Lync will be deployed across the University over a staged approach through to December 2014.

Respiratory clinicians and researchers are joining forces at the 10th annual Newcastle Asthma Meeting (NAMe10) this week to highlight the latest clinical interventions and important areas of experimental research in asthma and COPD.

NBS academic and the NY Times discuss why fearing the worst might make you better at your job

The University of Newcastle's Professor Philip Dwyer has been shortlisted for the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power 1799-1815.

Two University of Newcastle academics have been honoured with prestigious accolades at the 2014 NSW Science and Engineering Awards.

The establishment of UON Students in the Academic Division is now well underway with the recent appointment of a new leadership team.

A University of Newcastle drug trial that has delivered rapid treatment benefits for stroke victims has attracted more than $3.9 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in its 2014 funding round.