March 2020
College of Engineering, Science and Environment • 30 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: it’s tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check
Stress and boredom might see us drinking more alcohol at home in the coming weeks and months. But there are alternatives.
Featured News • 30 Mar 2020
OPINION: The human cost - psychological impact of the bushfires
By Associate Professor Lynne McCormack from the School of Psychology.
Featured News • 27 Mar 2020
High levels of iron in the lung linked to increased asthma severity
A new study, led by Jay Horvat, Associate Professor of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Newcastle and HMRI Australia, is the first to show a relationship between iron build up in the lung cells and tissues and the severity of asthma.
Featured News • 20 Mar 2020
You ripper!… how you open your packets is generating tiny microplastics
New research led by Dr Cheng Fang from the Global Centre of Environmental Remediation has revealed opening plastic packaging, such as plastic bags, chip packets and bottles, is creating tiny microplastics we might be consuming every day.
College of Human and Social Futures • 19 Mar 2020
Massacre Map Presentations to Canberra Audiences
Professor Lyndall Ryan, the leader of the team behind the Colonial Frontier Massacres Map has recently delivered several presentations in Canberra.
Featured News • 18 Mar 2020
Looking Ahead Strategic Plan 2020-2025
University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alex Zelinsky officially launched the Looking Ahead Strategic Plan 2020-2025 to University staff today.
Featured News • 16 Mar 2020
What causes an ice age to end?
New research has revealed that ice ages over the last million years ended when the tilt angle of the Earth's axis was approaching higher values.
College of Engineering, Science and Environment • 16 Mar 2020
$1 million food facilities unveiled at Ourimbah
The Faculty of Science has opened new $1 million kitchen and laboratory facilities at the University’s Central Coast campus, in a move applauded by the local industry and community.
Current Staff • 16 Mar 2020
Arming students with the skills to tackle ‘wicked’ issues
As an inaugural recipient of a DVC(A) Merit List Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Senior Lecturer in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Dr Bonnie McBain, shares how she is arming her students with the skills for tackling the big challenges of our time.
College of Human and Social Futures • 12 Mar 2020
Listening across difference in feminist digital spaces
Is it possible to listen across difference in feminist digital spaces? That is the question being investigated by School of Humanities and Social Science researcher and member of the Centre for 21st Century Humanities, Dr Julia Coffey.
College of Human and Social Futures • 11 Mar 2020
Student success in national essay competition
NLS student wins first prize in CLTA Corporate Law Student Essay Prize
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.