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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.

News • 02 Oct 2015

Newcastle to become a ‘United Nations City’ and Asia-Pacific training hub

Newcastle will become Australia’s newest ‘United Nations City’ and a training hub for the Asia-Pacific region following a UN decision to locate an International

News • 30 Sep 2015

Double Fellowship honour for UON Laureate Professor

University of Newcastle Laureate Professor Scott Sloan is one of only three International Fellows elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering for 2015.

News • 30 Sep 2015

UON emerges as global innovation leader in THE World Rankings

The University of Newcastle (UON) stands firm in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, ranked in the top 300 universities in the world and

News • 28 Sep 2015

Prof Nick Talley named Editor-In-Chief of MJA

Laureate Professor Nick Talley appointed editor-in-chief of MJA and will commence the role in December this year.

News • 25 Sep 2015

Solving the Netflix Effect

Innovative research at the University of Newcastle (UON) could help Australia respond to the ‘Netflix effect’ by prefetching data to improve internet speeds dur

Events

Event

I&E Academy: FinTech: AI, Tokenisation & the Future of Digital Currency Symposium

Join the I&E Academy for the latest Impact by Design Symposium, exploring how AI, blockchain and tokenisation are reshaping digital finance. This symposium brings industry and research perspectives together through Design Science Research.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
9:45am - 11:45am
Location  NUSpace

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AI for Health Innovators: Practical Tools, Real Limits

A hands on two hour workshop on using AI in your innovation work, and knowing where it stops being safe to.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
11:30am - 6:00pm

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What is the Future of the Humanities? Panel presentation and networking

Join us for a chaired panel discussion exploring the current state, and possible futures, of the humanities in universities.

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When Thursday 8 October 2026
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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Public talk: Anticipation, Hesitation and Disastrous Futures

In this talk, the HESTIA Lab engages with different, often contrasting, ways of how people prepare for and respond to looming disastrous futures.

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When Monday 12 October 2026
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location  NUSpace

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GFF26: Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals

Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond.

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When Tuesday 27 October 2026
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location  Tower Cinemas Newcastle | 183 King St, Newcastle NSW 2300

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Works In Practice Muster 4

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 13 November 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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