November 2014

Paul Docherty and Steve Easton discuss the Medibank Private float

It is a disease that leaves people coughing and gasping for breath, regardless of available treatment options, but a study by University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health researchers is trialling new and promising clinical therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD).

Wyn Jones is ensuring his Industrial Design students take their ideas and designs beyond university assessment.

Kcasey McLoughlin discusses Zoe's Law and its possible implications for women's rights

Roland Boer has been awarded the Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial Prize for his book, In the Vale of Tears: on Marxism and Theology V, and for his entire series, Criticism of Heaven and Earth.

Dr Colin D Reid has been awarded more than $280,000 in ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) funding commencing in 2015 for his research project Branching and self-similarity in group actions.

The University of Newcastle's Tom Farrell Institute* for the Environment, in partnership with NSW Office of Environment & Heritage, is running a clean-energy conference this Friday, November 21, at the Hunter Valley Hotel Academy, Kurri Kurri, TAFE.

Colleagues may have seen coverage in the media this week that focuses on alleged academic misconduct by students across 15 universities who had reportedly used the services of MyMaster, an unscrupulous company targeting vulnerable students and offering to write assignments for them at a price. A small number of UON students – 22 according to media reports – were involved and we are currently seeking further details from the media outlet as to the nature of the students' involvement.

UON has again been recognised as a national leader in gender equality with a sought-after citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

Associate Professor Jodie Simpson from the University of Newcastle's Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases will visit China from 18 November to 5 December 2014 on the Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Program.

Kelly Rogers has been awarded the Jane M. Klauseman Women in Business Scholarship

Tom Murphy, reforming mayor of Pittsburgh, USA from 1994-2006 and now one of the world's leading advocates for 'liveable cities', will visit Australia next week to present his vision for great cities in the 21st Century.