December 2017

A world-first online course from the University of Newcastle (UON) has received global recognition, taking out the prestigious edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Learning and Teaching at an international ceremony.

Monday 27 November saw the transition from the old travel system to the new system Campus Travel. If you are on Callaghan campus, drop by and say hello to the Campus Travel on site team in the Commonwealth Bank Building.

Heather was overjoyed and relieved to receive a University of Newcastle Shaping Futures Scholarship this year thanks to our many generous supporters. Now, she has her sights set on giving back, both by supporting life-changing university scholarships and investing in local health as a community nurse.

An esteemed academic and author from the University of Newcastle has received the highly-competitive Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction for his novel that provides a satiric take on the history of Australian literature.

A new collaborative centre led by the University of Newcastle (UON) will aid the development of innovative technologies to boost research into clean energy and contribute to the transition of the carbon economy.

A new article published in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber highlights the common clinical confusion that surrounds distinguishing functional dyspepsia from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

The United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary General, Mr Nikhil Seth, will visit Newcastle this week to discuss how technology can help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) at a local and global level.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is safer than smoking and Australian doctors can be confident about prescribing it for their pregnant patients, according to the authors of a Narrative Review published online by the Medical Journal of Australia.

Pioneering computer scientist, engineer and applied mathematician Professor Erol Gelenbe has been honoured with one the world’s most prestigious science and engineering awards.

As the year draws to close I am conscious that many of you are wondering how we will be taking forward the learnings that have emerged from the discussions and feedback of the last few months of the second phase of the organisational design project, which has focused on the student experience.