
Research and Innovation
News • 30 Apr 2025
New research funding for the fight against cancer
Two Cancer Council NSW grants will support University of Newcastle research that aims to increase cancer survival and improve quality of life.
News • 30 Apr 2025
I2N connects students with international startups thanks to $572,000 NCP grant
I2N's first 2025 New Colombo Plan innovation tour kicks off in June, with 40 students heading to Hong Kong for placements with successful startup companies.
News • 10 Apr 2025
MHF Centre backs big ideas to beat brain cancer
Big ideas in brain cancer research have been fast-tracked by the University of Newcastle’s Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research.
News • 08 Apr 2025
Professor Willis earns top Australian science award for pioneering mathematics theory
Hailed as the creator of new mathematics, the University of Newcastle’s Emeritus Professor George Willis has been awarded the coveted Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal by the Australian Academy of Science.
News • 27 Mar 2025
Indigenous-led quit smoking program upscales nationally to help close the gap
An Indigenous-led intervention program tackling smoking and vaping - the leading preventable cause of chronic disease and preventable death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — will be upscaled nationally.
News • 17 Mar 2025
Global experts unite in Newcastle to decarbonise steelmaking
Newcastle will play host to world-leading researchers in sustainable steelmaking next week, as they tackle one of the world’s greatest industrial challenges – decarbonising the steel industry, which currently accounts for seven per cent of global CO2 emissions.
News • 17 Mar 2025
Newcastle prehabilitation cancer care program to expand to regional NSW
A Newcastle model of prehabilitation care for cancer patients prior to surgery, which aims to increase survival and improve quality of life, will be expanded to five rural and regional locations.
News • 13 Mar 2025
$8 million in funding to boost Australia’s preventive health strategies
Professor Luke Wolfenden is leading preventive health research through the University of Newcastle, backed by nearly $8 million in grant funding.
News • 26 Feb 2025
Newly discovered Australian frogs highlight dire limits of climate change adaptation
Two newly discovered species of Australian frogs may be unable to adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change, raising urgent conservation concerns from scientists.
News • 19 Feb 2025
Collaboration and commitment central to brain cancer mission
The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research at the University of Newcastle will bring the world’s best minds to Newcastle for the 2025 International Brain Tumour Research Summit.
News • 19 Feb 2025
I2N Pre-Accelerator expands to Central Coast
The University of Newcastle is expanding its successful I2N Pre-Accelerator program into the Central Coast, providing two location options for the 2025 intake.
News • 18 Feb 2025
HMRI partners with Novartis to supercharge heart health impact
The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Novartis Australia, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), supported by collaboration with the University of Newcastle.
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