
News and Events
News
News • 5 Sep 2018
New agreement offers safety research opportunities for students
SafeWork NSW’s Centre for Work Health and Safety and the University of Newcastle have committed to working together to develop work health and safety research expertise in Australia.
News • 3 May 2018
Gender Matters: Designing health promotion approaches to engage men
During April 2018, The University of Newcastle (UON) was delighted to welcome visiting Fellow Dr Joan Bottorff, Director of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the University of British Columbia.Celebrating 40 years of medicine at UON, the Faculty of Health and Medicine hosted Dr Bottorff, who explored potential research opportunities with the University of British Colombia, as well as presented her work on the development of gender-sensitive and gender-specific health promotion programs.
News • 11 Oct 2017
Rebrand of the Hunter Institute to Everymind
News • 12 Sep 2017
Suicide Prevention in the spotlight in September
News • 5 Sep 2017
QLD Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference 2017
News • 5 Sep 2017
The 2017 NSW Mining Health, Safety, Environment and Community Conference
News • 31 May 2017
Workplace Mental Health: An Action Plan for Australia
News • 23 Nov 2016
Defence Health Foundation Grant Success
News • 29 Sep 2016
Working Well at Golden Grove
News • 24 Jun 2015
Industry and Rural Health
Leading UON researcher, Professor Brian Kelly, Chair of NIER's Centre for Resources Health and Safety has published an editorial in the June edition of The Australian Journal of Rural Health. As an internationally respected mental health authority, Professor Kelly has held a career-long interest in the psychosocial aspects of mental health in rural and isolated areas.
News • 29 Jan 2015
Providing Health Care Across Diverse Regions
Challenges for the resources sector, primary industries and communities.
Events
Event • 17 Feb 2021 - 10 Mar 2021
Nutrition Communication for Health Professionals: Key Concepts
If you are a doctor, nurse, or allied health professional looking to improve your knowledge of the role of nutrition communication in chronic disease prevention and management, this course is for you.
Event • 24 Feb 2021 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Join the Dots - Legals & IP
Join like-minded creative business people, innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs to stay informed and connected.
Event • 4 Mar 2021 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm
What is Research Advantage?
Join the Research Advantage team to uncover the many initiatives aimed at empowering academics at all careers levels at our University.
Event • 11 Mar 2021 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Developing Grant Applications [Schemes MRFF and TRGS]
This health specific information session will focus on developing Grant applications for the Medical Research Future Fund and Translational Research Grants Scheme.
Event • 30 Mar 2021 from 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Research Translation - where do I start?
This session will unpack research translation and provide a framework and practical advice and examples on knowledge translation.
Event • 22 Apr 2021 from 10:30am - 12:00pm
NHMRC Development Grants
This session on NHMRC Development Grants will be delivered by the Research Grants Office and provide practical advice, information and opportunity for Q&A.