June 2019

Response is a partnership between the University Gallery and the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens. 12 local artists respond to the natural environment of this important regional environment, installing sculptural works along the pathways of the gardens. Find their works installed on site until 4 August.

New research is exploring how the VRTY platform can inspire learners to create their own virtual environments.

Purai Global Indigenous and Diaspora Research Studies Centre and The Centre For 21st Century Humanities will host a talk and a masterclass by visiting international scholar Dr Devaleena Das from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Stroke researcher Dr Heidi Janssen has received the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s first Women in Medical Research Fellowship (WIMRF) to develop a unique, community-based rehabilitation project using activities such as singing, dancing and art to stimulate patient recovery.

50 humanities centre academics and postgraduate students from Newcastle and around the country came together to discuss strategies and developments in humanities research in the regions.

The Alternative Futures Research Network will create a new research hub in partnership with the New Economy Network Australia.

Can exercise help stressed out HSC students? This new research project will find out.

Those with diabetes have been carb counting to calculate meal insulin for a long time, but what about the impact of fat and protein on blood glucose levels?