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News • 02 Sep 2022

University partners with the Cook Islands National Environment Service to strengthen environmental research

Earlier this month, the University of Newcastle formalised a new partnership with the Cook Islands National Environment Service (NES) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

News • 02 Sep 2022

New partnership delivers a different way of connecting science to practice

The University of Newcastle is very proud to announce a partnership with Alluvium Consulting Australia to jointly deliver the Centre for Water, Climate and Land (CWCL) program.

News • 16 Aug 2022

A return to Indigenous-led solutions may be our only hope to reverse plastics pollution

The dumping of plastics in the Pacific Islands (Te Moananui) is a form of waste colonisation, leading to disproportionate plastics …

News • 11 May 2022

University of Newcastle welcomes $50M to trailblaze in recycling and clean energy

The University of Newcastle has welcomed today’s Federal Government announcement of $50 million in funding to produce clean energy and recycling innovations through the creation of the Australian Trailblazer Recycling and Clean Energy (ATRaCE) Program.

News • 09 May 2022

University of Newcastle welcomes $15 Million Decarbonisation Hub

The University of Newcastle has welcomed a $15 million investment from the NSW Government for a Decarbonisation Innovation Hub that will help fast-track research, development and commercialisation to drive solutions for a low emissions economy.

News • 06 Apr 2022

SSR Was Granted Australian Synchrotron Merit Time for Low Carbon Ironmaking Investigations

SSR was granted Australian Synchrotron merit time for structural characterisation of samples from Low Carbon Ironmaking Investigations

News • 28 Feb 2022

The future of plastic pollution in the Pacific

The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will begin on Monday, February 28, however negotiations are already underway in the drafting of an international treaty to curb plastic pollution

News • 07 Feb 2022

University of Newcastle announces $10 million partnership with BHP to help decarbonise steelmaking

BHP will extend its partnership with the Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research at the University of Newcastle with a further A$10 million in funding to support ongoing research into decarbonising steelmaking.

News • 08 Nov 2021

Green hydrogen feasibility study positions Port of Newcastle to drive a more diverse Hunter economy

Port of Newcastle and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group have launched a $A3 million feasibility study into the development of a green hydrogen hub at the Port that includes the backing of a $A1.5 million funding grant from ARENA, secured under its Advancing Renewables Program.

News • 16 Sep 2021

National research centre opens to secure minerals for the future

The University of Newcastle has congratulated research and industry partners at today’s official opening of a $35 million Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence focussed on transforming the minerals industry and securing a low-carbon future.

News • 07 Jun 2021

Postgraduate AusIMM Education Endowment Fund (EEF) scholarship was awarded to Nathan Barrett

Recently, Nathan Barrett was awarded the postgraduate AusIMM Education Endowment Fund (EEF) scholarship.

News • 07 Apr 2021

Green hydrogen demonstration drives zero emission future

A state-of-the-art green hydrogen fuel, developed in partnership between the University of Newcastle and Southern Green Gas has today been unveiled and demonstrated in Hyundai’s NEXO hydrogen fuel cell SUV.

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