April 2016

Four outstanding University of Newcastle (UON) visual communication students will have their work exhibited as part of a prestigious global design exhibition after winning a New York Type Directors Club Award.

A major national collaboration is now testing whether a safe, one-off vaccination can help to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

It was my great pleasure to launch the UON Academy 2016 program on Tuesday 19 April in the company of the Vice-Chancellor and colleagues from across the University in the wonderful surrounds of our Wollotuka Institute.

Three $10,000 scholarships to undertake a development activity at an overseas organisation are available for professional staff.

The University of Newcastle’s Wine Studies Research Network (WSRN) will host an international conference in collaboration with the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies at King’s College London, 9 to 10 May 2016.

Professor David Lubans from the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) in collaboration with Associate Professor Chris Lonsdale from the Institute for Positive Psychology & Education (IPPE) at the Australian Catholic University have been awarded a $1.3m NHMRC partnership grant entitled Evidence-Based Physical Activity in Primary Schools: Improving Children’s Health Through Sustainable Partnerships.

UON Student Living has received the Asia Pacific Association for Student Housing award for Excellence in Student Experience.

As the University shifts its culture to support the objectives of the NeW Futures strategic plan, we offer an opportunity for staff along with students to participate in a new entrepreneurial interdisciplinary professional development course.

The HCRA is seeking Expressions of Interest from the local community to work with researchers on a consumer engagement level.

The University of Newcastle’s (UON) multi award winning Healthy Dads Healthy Kids program led by Professor Philip Morgan will be adapted for an ethnically diverse population in Birmingham in the United Kingdom (UK), after the program received a $916,315 grant from the UK National Institute of Health Research with the University of Birmingham and The Fatherhood Institute (UK).

The University of Newcastle (UON) has appointed leading endocrinologist Professor Roger Smith AM as its next Laureate Professor to reflect his remarkable contribution to our understanding of human pregnancy.

A University of Newcastle student has secured a position with the Central Coast Mariners, fuelling the strong 11 year relationship between the club and the University.