Research and Innovation

The University of Newcastle has an outstanding track record in Indigenous education with a strong history in undergraduate completion rates.

UON's proud history of education and research excellence is celebrated as more than 5,400 students mark a significant achievement in their lives – graduation.

As one of Australia’s only set of Indigenous quintuplets, Dr Erika Chapman-Burgess will have a unique cheer squad when she graduates with a Bachelor of Medicine

Researchers have revealed disadvantaged status drives higher smoking among Indigenous pregnant women in Australia, New Zealand, the USA & Canada.

Researchers have revealed disadvantaged status drives higher smoking among Indigenous pregnant women in Australia, New Zealand, the USA & Canada

UON has attracted $1 million in funding to test a new technology that will boost efficiency across the minerals processing industry.

Four teams of innovative researchers at the University of Newcastle will be taking their research to the next level with the CSIRO On-Prime accelerator program.

Dr Jay Horvat will work with Professors Phil Hansbro and Peter Walk on a new investigation exploring the role of iron in Cystic Fibrosis

Dr Andrea Coda, from the Faculty of Health and Medicine has collaborated on designing a new App that evaluates pain progression in children and adults.

UON researchers are playing a central role in this year's Newcastle Writers Festival

A new study at the University of Newcastle has tested the effectiveness of hot water treatment for pain relief of box jellyfish.

Dr Adam Collison has been awarded a TSANZ and National Asthma Council Asthma and Airways Career Development Fellowship to explore asthma in pregnancy.