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News • 30 Apr 2015
Microscope to shed light on mental health
A laser-equipped microscope that gives brain researchers unparalleled insight into mental illness has just been installed at the University of Newcastle.
News • 29 Apr 2015
QS World Rankings by Subject
UON’s Architecture & Built Environment discipline has debuted at number 40 in the world and 6th in Australia in the 2015 QS World University Rankings by Subject
News • 29 Apr 2015
Make your mark on national flu map
www.flutracking.net, the largest online influenza-like illness surveillance system of its kind in the world, can alert health officials to epidemic outbreaks.
News • 27 Apr 2015
Study aims to ease menopausal symptoms
A University of Newcastle study is exploring whether a health supplement can curb menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, insomnia and irritability.
News • 27 Apr 2015
Join the dots between Gallipoli and the Armenian genocide
This week marks the centenary not only of the Gallipoli campaign, but – today – of the Armenian genocide. The destruction of the Armenians coincided with ...
News • 17 Apr 2015
Geodesy professor from NASA to Newcastle
Professor Shin-Chan Han, from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, has been appointed to the School of Engineering
News • 16 Apr 2015
Linguistics PhD student from Vanuatu speaks with ABC1233
The University of Newcastle's (UON) Endangered Languages Documentation, Theory and Application Research Program is a unique area of linguistics research.
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.
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.
In person
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.
In person
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.
Event
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.
In person
GFF26: Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals
Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond.
In person
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.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.