Research and Innovation
News • 24 Mar 2022
Program receives funding to continue work to address youth violence
The University of Newcastle’s Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) program has been awarded a grant of $599,335 from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources; Safer Communities Fund. Announced by the Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, this grant brings total funding for the
News • 23 Mar 2022
New video explains why stillbirth is not the mother’s fault
Researchers and artists from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) have collaborated to create a tool to help women who have experienced stillbirth.
News • 21 Mar 2022
Female Founder shares her development of real-time hydration tests to boost performance and health
As the former CMO for Coca-Cola South Pacific, Lisa is a beverage afficionado. Over her fifteen-year career she oversaw the R&D of countless products, spending time leading the company’s local start-up incubator, where she attempted to solve a problem for her industry—the absence of a simple, non-in
News • 18 Mar 2022
Future Drought Fund win for 'Hydro Harvester'
Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtedari and his team have secured $1.75 million from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund to scale-up the Hydro Harvester technology.
News • 14 Mar 2022
Clinical School and Research Institute to reshape future of Central Coast health care
The University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School and Central Coast Research Institute was officially opened today by the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia.
News • 11 Mar 2022
Researchers awarded nearly half a million dollars to assist in resilience and recovery after Black Summer bushfires
A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle have been awarded $468,000 as part of the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grant to assist communities in recovery and resilience in the wake of the 2019-20 fires.
News • 10 Mar 2022
Nutrition on menu to create healthy rural hearts
The NSW New England region has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the state.
News • 04 Mar 2022
University invites community to join collective kindness campaign
The culture of kindness will take centre stage on 9 March when the University of Newcastle rallies the support of its communities for its inaugural Gifting Day.
News • 02 Mar 2022
$1m grant to target depression in heart patients
Cardiologist and researcher, Professor Andrew Boyle, will investigate whether a novel well-being app can reduce depression in patients discharged from hospital with acute heart failure.
News • 18 Feb 2022
Antarctic ice cores reveal Australian drought risk worse than thought
Antarctic ice core records have shown that eastern Australia’s drought risk is greater than thought.
News • 18 Feb 2022
Researchers get creative to support healthy ageing minds
Researchers will investigate how the creative arts can support healthy brains and heathy minds as we age.
News • 18 Feb 2022
Singapore campus officially opened: University signals Asia-Pacific commitment
The University of Newcastle has officially opened its new campus office at the Singapore National Library.
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.