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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

News • 08 Jan 2015

Diabetes study testing nutritional approach to delay cognitive decline

Researchers in the Clinical Nutrition Research Centre at the University of Newcastle are seeking people with type 2 diabetes to …

News • 06 Jan 2015

Choice Outstanding Academic Title awarded to University of Newcastle Professor

Decolonizing Social Work (Ashgate, 2014), edit by Professor Mel Gray, has been selected as a 2014 Choice Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine.

News • 16 Dec 2014

UON awarded for exceptional teaching

University of Newcastle has been awarded for exceptional teaching.

News • 15 Dec 2014

How Christmas pudding evolved with Australia

Dr Nancy Cushing and Dr Julie McIntyre, historians from the University of Newcastle look at how Christmas pudding evolved with Australia

News • 09 Dec 2014

Vice-Chancellor's Awards Winners

The University of Newcastle celebrates the achievements of staff with the VC's Award Ceremony.

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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