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News • 24 Nov 2015

UON cognitive neuroscientist appointed to ARC College of Experts

UON cognitive neuroscientist Frini Karayanidis has been inducted into the Australian Research Centre's (ARC) College of Experts, joining a team …

News • 30 Oct 2015

UON awarded $8 million ARC funding

UON attracts $8 million to shape safer future under ARC funding announcement

News • 29 Oct 2015

2015 ASICS Award winners

The Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition's (PAN) Professor David Lubans and Professor Philip Morgan have both been recognised...

News • 29 Oct 2015

Education researchers appointed editors of prestigious international journal

UON education researchers have been named co-editors of the prestigious Teaching and Teacher Education journal.

News • 21 Oct 2015

UON Researcher Awarded Australia’s Top Innovator

University of Newcastle Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson AO, has become the inaugural recipient of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation.

News • 21 Oct 2015

UON appoints first Global Innovation Chair for International Centre

Prominent Australian Geoscientist, Professor Richard Bush has become the first Global Innovation Chair to the International Centre for Balanced Land Use.

News • 21 Oct 2015

UON researcher Dr Nikola Bowden wins Young Tall Poppy Science Award

Outstanding University of Newcastle (UON) researcher Dr Nikola Bowden has been named one of Australia’s ‘Tall Poppies’ in science.

News • 20 Oct 2015

2015 Community Acknowledgement of Research Excellence award

Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids (HDHK) has been awarded a 2015 Community Acknowledgement of Research Excellence for Achievement in Quality Improvement

News • 13 Oct 2015

Expanding the horizons of brain cancer research

Mark Hughes Foundation travel grants give Hunter researchers the chance to build clinical trial collaborations.

News • 09 Oct 2015

UON researcher receives 2015 CEW Bean Prize

Dr Kate Ariotti has been awarded the prestigious CEW Bean Prize for Military History from the Australian Army History Unit

News • 07 Oct 2015

Three UON research leaders awarded prestigious fellowship

Three University of Newcastle (UON) research leaders are among the distinguished health and medical scientists elected as Fellows of the AAHMS.

News • 07 Oct 2015

Third UON Laureate Professor named NSW Scientist of the Year

Eminent University of Newcastle (UON) geotechnical engineer, Laureate Professor Scott Sloan, has been named the 2015 New South Wales’ Scientist of the Year.

Events

Webinar

New oral history resources and training

For those interested in oral history methodology and practice, there are two new resources available.

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When Tuesday 17 March 2026
2:20pm - 2:20pm
Location  Online

Event

Circular Economy Grand Challenge - Information Session

Are you up for the Challenge? Help minimise waste and maximise resource efficiency!

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When Thursday 2 April 2026
Location  Online

In person

Works in Practice

A new research collective at the University of Newcastle that aims to foster a supportive and collaborative community of practice.

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When Friday 10 April 2026
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Location  Room X401, Level 4 NUSpace | Auckland Street, Newcastle, NSW 2300

In person

Student to Startup

Three Newcastle student founders share the unfiltered reality of building a startup while studying.

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When Tuesday 14 April 2026
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location  I2N Hub, Honeysuckle

In person

Launch: Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War sparked the largest public demonstrations Australia had ever seen. You're invited to the launch of Quiet Protest - A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War.

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When Saturday 9 May 2026
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location  Watt Space Gallery | 20 Auckland Street, Newcastle NSW 2300