News • 10 Aug 2017

Icon accelerator launches for Hunter region startups

A new accelerator program is set to supercharge the next generation of regional Startups

News • 08 Aug 2017

Rhodes Scholarship

Do you have what it takes to be a Rhodes Scholar? You might surprise yourself.

News • 07 Aug 2017

Researchers say act now on frog decline

Scientists from Australia and the United States are calling for immediate, pre-emptive action to save the world’s frog population.

News • 03 Aug 2017

UON awarded $3.2 million in funding for dementia research

UON has been awarded more than $3.2 million by the NHMRC to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for people living with dementia.

News • 01 Aug 2017

Improving medication safety for people with dementia

A study led by UON received $544,096 in funding to improve the safety and outcomes of people with dementia after they are discharged from hospital.

News • 31 Jul 2017

Saving lives and resources: antivenom dose drop in Australia

Revised clinical practice recommending a reduced antivenom dose for snakebite victims has been shown to be successful, signifying financial & waste savings

News • 28 Jul 2017

Research on engineering behaviour of compacted soil recognised

Dr Glen Burton from the University of Newcastle (UON) has received the prestigious D. H. Trollope award for his research paper investigating compacted soils.

News • 26 Jul 2017

Sperm decline an early warning sign rather than a crisis alert

Dr Shaun Roman stressed that the results should be treated as an early warning sign rather than a crisis alert.

News • 25 Jul 2017

New hope to stop the female biological clock

UON researchers have identifyied an antioxidant which has demonstrated potential to halt the aging process in female eggs.

News • 19 Jul 2017

Open flames and real tools deter our toddlers from risky business

UON research finds exposing toddlers to ‘risky play’ can increase their safety awareness.

News • 13 Jul 2017

Stomaching the change to our understanding of IBS

Researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) are reframing the global understanding and treatment pathways for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

News • 05 Jul 2017

Mapping the massacres of Australia’s colonial frontier

UON researchers have created an online digital map documenting more than 150 Aboriginal massacres that occurred during the spread of pastoral settlement.

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