August 2017
• 25 Aug 2017
New Colombo Plan grants growing global citizens
The Australian Government has awarded the University of Newcastle (UON) $1,620,300 in new funding to support 461 students to participate in 31 New Colombo Plan (NCP) mobility projects across 17 countries and territories in the Indo-Pacific region in 2018.
Featured News • 25 Aug 2017
New technology could harness carbon dioxide emissions
Technology developed and now showcased in Australia could use carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as a resource and transform them into building products.
Research and Innovation • 25 Aug 2017
UON researcher awarded inaugural scholarship
Dr Cathy Smith from UON’s School of Architecture and Built Environment has been awarded the inaugural Turnbull Foundation Women in Built Environment Scholarship.
• 24 Aug 2017
Architecture students draw on humanitarian skills
Architecture can bring vital hope to communities in need.
Current Staff • 24 Aug 2017
A catalyst for creating virtual memories
The IT Innovation Team at UON featured on ABC’s Catalyst program capturing the story and memories of a real person using virtual reality.
Research and Innovation • 23 Aug 2017
Global collaborations receive funding
Two UON researchers will have their work funded thanks to the Global Connections Fund, which provides initial funding support to promote Australian researchers and Small to Medium Enterprises collaboration.
College of Human and Social Futures • 22 Aug 2017
New research project examines the complaints of a culture past
What does the poetry of the disadvantaged people of the Renaissance tell us about the culture of that time?
College of Human and Social Futures • 22 Aug 2017
Atolls, Arkansas and how the place you live shapes your language
How does the physical environment you live in impact on the language you use to describe it?
College of Human and Social Futures • 22 Aug 2017
Putting literary analysis to work in the software startup world
Credited with an important Shakespeare discovery, UoN alumni and conjoint member of the Centre for Literary and Linguistic Computing, Dr Jack Elliott is now putting his computational stylistics skills to use for a software startup.
Research and Innovation • 22 Aug 2017
UON Central Coast research boosted with strategic grants
Six UON research teams will accelerate their research thanks to Central Coast specific research grants.
• 22 Aug 2017
New degree will engineer future healthcare solutions
A new degree created by the University of Newcastle (UON) will provide students with the skills and expertise needed to address future healthcare problems.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.