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News • 17 Feb 2015

Teen boys swap screens for fitness

Teen boys from 14 Hunter and Central Coast high schools are now fitter and spending less time in front of screens.

News • 16 Feb 2015

Healthy Weight Week

UON Professor in Nutrition & Dietetics Clare Collins is leading a national campaign to encourage Australians to cook at home and win the battle of the bulge

News • 10 Feb 2015

Laureate Professor elected to esteemed American academy

The University of Newcastle offers its congratulations to Professor Graeme Jameson, Laureate Professor of Chemical Engineering and director, Centre for Multipha

News • 09 Feb 2015

Helping new fathers beat the blues

Dr Richard Fletcher, a team leader within the Faculty of Health and Medicine's Family Action Centre, received a grant of $300,000 over two years from Beyond

News • 06 Feb 2015

UON's NeW Space planning application approved

The University of Newcastle's $95 million NeW Space project will drive renewal in the city and provide key learning for students.

News • 04 Feb 2015

Stroke detector

The Strokefinder MD100 holds promise of early detection to potentially allow treatment to be administered en route to hospital.

News • 03 Feb 2015

Dads and daughters program kicks off

Physical activity research program DADEE at the University of Newcastle instils young girls with physical and social-emotional skills for a happy & healthy life

News • 30 Jan 2015

UON to host international conference on protective structures

The University of Newcastle will host the 3rd International Conference on Protective Structures at Crowne Plaza Newcastle from February 3 to 6

News • 29 Jan 2015

2014 research highlights

From enterprising engineers and medical health experts to logisticians and mathematicians, our researchers collectively demonstrated extraordinary scholarship a

News • 29 Jan 2015

Providing Health Care Across Diverse Regions

event created to promote symposium

News • 22 Jan 2015

Best footprint forward

UON research to enhance the safe and effective use of the internet for the next generation.

News • 12 Jan 2015

$1 million in Cancer Council NSW project grants

Two University of Newcastle (UON) cancer researchers from the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy in the Faculty of Health and Medicine have been awa

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

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