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News • 14 Apr 2015
Funding for stroke rehabilitation
Professor Paulette Van Vliet from the School of Health Sciences on her successful application for an NHMRC Development Grant for the contin
News • 31 Mar 2015
New ‘linchpin’ in melanoma survival
The lethal double-life of a protein known as RIP1 has been exposed, potentially spurring an all-new generation of highly targeted drugs for melanoma.
News • 27 Mar 2015
Global health and medical powerhouse
More than 650 of the world’s leading health and medical educators are in Newcastle for the ANZAHPE AMEA 2015 conference
News • 27 Mar 2015
Occupational Therapy celebrates 25 years
Occupational Therapy celebrated their 25th anniversary today, with special guests Dr Michael Iwama and Andrew Wakely
News • 26 Mar 2015
Academy honour for UON leaders
Two UON research leaders are among the distinguished health & medical scientists elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health & Medical Sciences.
News • 26 Mar 2015
UON researcher requested to assist in establishing Aboriginal Centre for Excellence
On Monday 23 March the Baird Government announced, that if re-elected, they will invest up to $20 million to establish an Aboriginal Centre for Excellence in We
News • 24 Mar 2015
Radical Newcastle launched at Newcastle Writers Festival
Watch talks by Newcastle radicals Vera Deacon, Professor John Maynard and Dr Daniela Heil, along with an official launch by Vice-Chancellor...
News • 23 Mar 2015
1916: how the events of the first world war shifted global history
Professor Keith Jeffery, Queen's University Belfast, looks at how the events of the First World War shifted global history.
News • 20 Mar 2015
50th anniversary celebrations kick off
The University of Newcastle kicked off the beginning of a year of celebrations today to mark its 50th anniversary.
News • 19 Mar 2015
‘Healthe’ approach to weight loss
A targeted program to be trialled by University of Newcastle nutrition researchers will give women inspiration to achieve a healthy weight.
News • 17 Mar 2015
Tuck into snack study
With little known about young Australians’ perceptions of nutritional value and portion size of snack foods, UON is putting the sweet tooth to the test.
News • 17 Mar 2015
Frozen creator to visit UON
The creator of Frozen and Frozen 2 Chris Buck is making an epic journey to UON to share the secrets of innovative creativity.
Events
Webinar
New oral history resources and training
For those interested in oral history methodology and practice, there are two new resources available.
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.
In person
Student to Startup
Three Newcastle student founders share the unfiltered reality of building a startup while studying.
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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