With the support of industry partners and donors, HunterWiSE is expanding access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for girls in high schools across the region. The program is designed to help young women step into STEM with confidence.

A new PhD scholarship to honour the legacy of the late Robert (Bob) Edwards is backing research at the University of Newcastle to develop urgent treatments for childhood brain cancer.

Budgeting, saving, managing debt and spotting scams are essential life skills, but not everyone has the opportunity to develop them early in life. Thanks to a long-standing partnership between the University of Newcastle and Greater Bank, students are building the financial skills they need for the future.

Building the skilled workforce Australia needs to develop reliable energy systems for the future requires a practical and enduring vision. Empowered by a Sir William Tyree Foundation Scholarship, third-year electrical engineering student Camden Ceccato is ready to meet the challenge.

The Ma & Morley Scholarship Program’s aim is to inspire, educate and cultivate the next generation of globally aware and socially conscious Australian leaders. Recent graduate, Dr Tanika Ridgeway, is already changing the way we approach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in Australia.

New research suggests most Australians support a simple change that could significantly boost children’s physical activity levels: letting students wear sports uniforms every day.

New research from the University of Newcastle has found that people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) show detectable biological changes, challenging the long-held perception that the condition lacks a physical basis.

The University of Newcastle has opened applications for the first cohort of its new Research Excellence Fellowships program, in an …

The University of Newcastle and Central Coast Council have partnered to undertake a comprehensive scientific study of ocean outfalls and surrounding marine environments.

Overlapping and worsening social, economic and environmental pressures are making Australian high school students more uncertain about their futures compared to a decade ago, according to new research from the University of Newcastle.

To celebrate International Women's Day, Purai Global Indigenous History Centre hosted a dialogue across and between feminisms and feminists from/of the South.

A groundbreaking paper, published today by the University of Newcastle and Noble Ambition, is challenging the philanthropic industry and calling for action to end on-going power imbalances.