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News • 21 Aug 2017

No smoker left behind: helping all Australians quit

University of Newcastle (UON) researchers are calling for better resources to aid all Australians to quit smoking, with particular focus on population subgroups at greater risk.

News • 11 Aug 2017

Globally recognised Hunter health group seeks pledges

A globally recognised public health initiative founded at the University of Newcastle (UON) and since adopted internationally is embracing the world of crowdfunding and crowdsourcing to re-establish itself in Australia.

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News • 3 Aug 2017

UON awarded $3.2 million in funding for dementia research

The University of Newcastle (UON) has been awarded more than $3.2 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for people living with dementia.

News • 23 May 2017

Quit smoking study recruiting participants in regional and remote areas

A new quit smoking study is now recruiting participants from regional and remote areas of New South Wales.

News • 6 Feb 2017

UON research boosted by NHMRC

UON researchers will move to effectively translate research into practice thanks to the latest round of NHMRC funding.Our researchers will lead teams of national and international researchers to apply evidence to practice through NHMRC Partnership Projects, with national and international interest.

News • 11 Nov 2016

Public health pioneer honoured on $3.6m HMRI Awards night

Population health trailblazer Professor John Wiggers has been named the Hunter’s top researcher for 2016 at the annual HMRI Awards Night, capping a highly successful evening in which $3.6 million in philanthropic support was announced or acknowledged.

News • 27 Oct 2016

UON awarded over $5.6 million in NHMRC funding

The University of Newcastle (UON) is delighted to announce the following successful researchers in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council funding. With the help of this funding, our researchers aim to tackle a range of health-related issues that impact our communities.

News • 10 Oct 2016

Laureate Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher new AAHMS fellow

The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) has announced the induction of 50 new Fellows from Australian health and medical sciences.

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News • 4 May 2016

New Research Study on Shoulder Pain: Recruits Needed!

New Physiotherapy Masters student, Donald Hunter, is currently conducting a study on the link between shoulder pain and posture.  Recruits are needed between the ages for 40 and 80 years old to participate. Shoulder pain prevalence increases consistently with age, making it the third most common musculoskeletal cause for people to visit their GPs (behind neck and back pain).

Associate Professor Chris Paul

News • 7 Mar 2016

Study to enhance counselling for cancer callers

University of Newcastle behavioural scientist Professor Christine Paul will work with Cancer Council NSW, Cancer Council Victoria and HMRI to help ensure that distressed cancer patients and their families receive the best possible health counselling when they phone for support.

News • 30 Nov 2015

$4.4 million in funding to improve cancer care and prevention

Two Hunter-based research teams from the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health have scored $4.4 million in Cancer Council NSW funding to improve cancer service and prevention delivery.

NHMRC

News • 13 Nov 2015

NHMRC Partnership Projects 2016

Professor John Wiggers has been awarded more than $766,000 in NHMRC funding commencing in 2016 for his research a practice change intervention to increase the provision of antenatal care addressing maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy: a stepped-wedge trial.

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