May 2016

A breakthrough new microscope, two decades in the making, has been unveiled today, opening up a new window into the scientific world.

Fever, coughs and fatigue have a major impact on our nation’s health and productivity: last year 20,000 people who participated in an online FluTracking program took a combined total of 33,754 days off work or normal duties due to fever and cough symptoms (that’s a staggering total of 92.4 years!)

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Are you currently or have you recently been a jobseeker? Would you be interested in being interviewed about your experiences? We are seeking participants to be interviewed for a research project on jobseeker experiences in contemporary Australia.

Filmmaker Stuart McBratney is studying a PhD by creative work at UON: and as part of his candidature, he’s written, directed and composed a feature film set for the silver screen in Hollywood.

Be involved in the decision making process of the University by becoming a member of Council

Sweet tooth? Midnight muncher? Constant cravings? You could be addicted to food. The study of food addiction is still in its infancy, with researchers still debating if food addiction is a substance addiction like it is with drugs, or is it behavioural issue such as gambling

Imagine sleeping soundly in your home when you hear the heavy footsteps of a full-grown, hungry elephant outside. He’s looking for food, and you have some. The brick wall of your bedroom starts to crumble as he forces his way in to raid the rice and other crops you’ve worked so tirelessly to save in order to feed your family.

Current guidelines suggest Aussie adults should accrue at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week. However, 60% of us fail to meet this recommendation, and around one in six aren’t doing any regular exercise at all.

Abstract proposals due by 30 July, 2016 for the proposed monograph, Representations of the Mother-in-Law.

Want to meet like-minded people, learn new skills and effect change at UON? Nominate now as a student member of the University Council, the Academic Senate, a Faculty Board or the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) Student Consultative Group.

The University of Newcastle (UON) was today awarded close to $3 million in competitive research funding by the Australian Research Council (ARC) in its 2016 Linkage Projects scheme.