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News • 06 Dec 2023

BHP partnership is helping bridge the gender gap in critical industries

Two researchers from the University's Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research recently completed a development program, initiated by BHP, designed to assist in breaking down barriers that often prevent women in the engineering and mining sector from entering leadership roles.

News • 28 Aug 2023

Wantok Pasifika: Celebrating real impact in our region

The University of Newcastle’s Pacific students were in the spotlight at this year’s Wantok Pasifika event as they demonstrated how their work is having real world impact in Pacific communities.

News • 06 Jun 2023

Revolutionary Australian battery recycling technology startup advances its breakthrough battery metals recovery process

Australian Battery Recycling Technology Company Battery Pollution today revealed a co-operation agreement with Australia’s University of Newcastle focussed on the development of proprietary processes for the recovery of cobalt, lithium, graphite and nickel from spent Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System batteries

News • 10 May 2023

University takes another step in its efforts to deliver hydrogen innovations on a global scale

The University of Newcastle is one of more than a dozen international signatories on a new Global Partnership for Hydrogen Innovation. An official signing of the partnership agreement took place on 10 May 2023 at the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

News • 10 May 2023

Transgrid partners with the University of Newcastle to create energy jobs for Hunter graduates

Transgrid has established a formal partnership with the University of Newcastle to create education, training and employment opportunities for students and support future energy projects in the Hunter.

News • 09 May 2023

Partnership puts Green Ammonia project on fast track for real world use

A cleaner greener future is one step closer thanks to a new $18 million research partnership between the University of Newcastle and Australian company Element One, and the Australian Government.

News • 15 Feb 2023

Experts come together at the International Symposium for Sustainable Cokemaking and Ironmaking

World-leading researchers and industry recently joined together at the International Symposium for Sustainable Cokemaking and Ironmaking to discuss technological developments to decarbonise the steel industry.

News • 04 Oct 2022

University of Newcastle scientist Professor Ravi Naidu receives prestigious global award for ground-breaking environmental research

Distinguished scientist Laureate Professor Ravi Naidu has been awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA), the highest honour conferred to a non-Indian resident or person of Indian Origin who has made significant contributions in their respective field.

News • 30 Sep 2022

Associate Professor Iftekhar Ahmed presents at the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, a key partner through the University’s Pacific Node initiative, recently ran a partner event on ‘Disaster Waste Management for a Resilient Pacific’ at the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Brisbane.

News • 28 Sep 2022

NUW Alliance to launch six cities region vision

The NUW Alliance - a grouping of four leading Australian universities, The University of Newcastle, the University of Wollongong, UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University – launches its Six Cities Region Vision featuring 3 pillars of focus – Sustainability, Infrastructure and Women.

News • 23 Sep 2022

Energy Doctoral Training Centre launched to support the new energy economy

The University of Newcastle has launched a third Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Energy.

News • 02 Sep 2022

Epic road test for printed solar

A pioneering environmental advocate will become the first consumer to road test futuristic printed solar cells, on an epic electric vehicle road trip around Australia.

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