August 2017

A world-first program developed at the University of Newcastle (UON) has received national recognition for enhancing the physical and mental wellbeing of young girls by engaging their fathers in positive lifestyle role modelling.

International scholar, Professor Michael Roper, from the University of Essex, will take up a visiting fellow position with the Centre for the History of Violence in September.

Hunter researchers are recruiting for a new study examining how infant development in the critical first year of life is influenced by parental wellbeing and lifestyle factors.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, has announced University of Newcastle (UON) Pro Vice-Chancellor Industry Engagement & Innovation, Dr Sarah Pearson, as Australia’s Innovation Leader, representing the nation in the newly formed MIKTA Innovation Group.

The Greater Charitable Foundation has announced its latest round of philanthropic funding, with two UON research projects achieving success.

The Greater Charitable Foundation has announced the University of Newcastle as the largest partner in its 2017 funding round.

Member of the Centre for 21st Century Humanities and Co-Director of Purai Global Indigenous and Diaspora Research Studies Centre, Professor Victoria Haskins has been successful in an application for a Visiting Research Fellowship position at the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities.

The Centre for 21st Century Humanities, Maitland City Council, and The Business Centre are working together to help build business capability in Maitland.

A team of UON researchers will look to explore the opportunities and challenges of compliance to safe building codes in assuring resilience in the face of disasters.

UON’s Larapinta Trail Challenge trekkers have risen to the challenge of walking 65km in 5 days across stunning country in the Northern Territory. Together they raised more than $140,000 which will provide scholarships to Indigenous university students and support research into Indigenous community health issues.

As a third of Australian adults only dream of getting a good night’s rest, University of Newcastle researchers are conducting a nationwide clinical trial designed to improve sleep quality amongst those aged 40-65.

Researchers at the University of Newcastle (UON) have attracted $1.6 million to develop an alternate method of generating electrical energy that is more than twice as efficient as coal-fired power stations.