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News • 10 Nov 2020
Have a Hometown Holiday to support the Newcastle tourism industry
A new initiative aimed at boosting tourism in Newcastle will launch on Thursday.
News • 10 Nov 2020
Researchers call on Port Stephens community to help save the koala
Port Stephens community members are working with scientists to collect information to help save koalas in the region.
News • 09 Nov 2020
The values of NAIDOC shouldn’t be confined to one week only
By Associate Professor Kathleen Butler, a proud Bundjalung and Worimi woman and Head of the Wollotuka Institute of Indigenous Research and Education at the University of Newcastle.
News • 09 Nov 2020
Students given the creative lead to reimagine uni campuses
The University of Newcastle has today announced the winning team and installation in its recently completed Design-a-Place Marker competition.
News • 05 Nov 2020
Uni backs promising ideas to buzz off mozzies
From a deodorant that repels mosquitoes to engineering a trap that disrupts mosquito breeding, nine innovative projects were awarded and have shared $45,000 in funding in the University of Newcastle’s 2020 Grand Challenge.
News • 04 Nov 2020
Launch event: Older Persons Legal Clinic
A free legal clinic to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society – older people – will officially launch at an event on Thursday with the NSW Attorney General, The Hon. Mark Speakman SC MP.
News • 04 Nov 2020
Global recognition for Newcastle climate scientist
University of Newcastle climate scientist Dr Andrew Magee has become the first Asia Pacific representative to be named a finalist in the history of the Allianz Climate Risk Research Award. The global award supports scientific research that improves our understanding of climate change-related risks.
News • 04 Nov 2020
University hosts the Turnbulls with a clean and clear vision
Taking the opportunity to showcase our capability as an innovator in next generation resources, the University of Newcastle was delighted to host the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull and Ms Lucy Turnbull at its Callaghan campus this week (Tuesday 3 November).
News • 03 Nov 2020
THE 2021 Subject Rankings
The University of Newcastle has strongly performed in THE 2021 Subject Rankings, rising in six of the eleven subject areas.
News • 02 Nov 2020
New treatment idea discovered for leukaemia
Newcastle researchers have discovered a new way to kill leukaemia cells.
News • 27 Oct 2020
Australian and Indonesian universities launch innovative two-degree program in Jakarta
The University of Newcastle, Binus University and Nurture Higher Education (UK) have partnered to offer a unique joint teaching program for Indonesian students.
News • 26 Oct 2020
OPINION: We need a new approach to better respond to rural adversity
For rural people it feels as though life consists of one adverse event after another with no let-up or breathing space before the next catastrophe strikes.
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.