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News • 03 Oct 2014

Wim Delvoye’s astonishing art shows what’s lurking in the banal

Senior Lecturer Dr Kit Messham-Muir in the School of Creative Industries at the University of Newcastle, looks at the astonishing work of Belgian artist Wim

News • 02 Oct 2014

Young women becoming more active, and more stressed

Young Australian women are fatter, fitter and more stressed than they were in the mid-’90s, according to the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

News • 01 Oct 2014

Smoking and male fertility breakthrough finding

Mothers who smoke while they are pregnant or breastfeeding may be damaging the fertility of their sons, according to research published in Human Reproduction.

News • 29 Sep 2014

Childhood obesity research accolade

Research into childhood obesity in developing Asian countries has earned Wai Yew Yang a 2014 Nestle Nutrition Institute Young Researcher Award.

News • 26 Sep 2014

UK grants to assist severely endangered languages

The University of Newcastle has been awarded three grants from the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme to document endangered Pacific languages

News • 26 Sep 2014

The petrol bomb’s incendiary – and uncertain – history

Dr Matthew Lewis from the University of Newcastle's (UON) Centre for the History of Violence, explores the uncertain history of the petrol bomb.

News • 25 Sep 2014

Dr Richard Oloruntoba wins 2013 DB Schenker Award

Newcastle Business School academic, Dr Richard Oloruntoba, awarded international logistics prize

News • 24 Sep 2014

UON ranked Australia’s number one university under 50

The University of Newcastle is Australia’s number one university in the 2014 QS ‘Top 50 Under 50’ rankings, announced today.

News • 23 Sep 2014

Mine rehabilitation in spotlight

The University of Newcastle’s Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment will host its 4th annual Mine Rehabilitation Conference in Singleton on Thursday.

News • 22 Sep 2014

Scopus Young Researchers

Associate Professor David Lubans and Dr Tracy Burrows have scooped two of the five catergories in the 2014 Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards.

News • 22 Sep 2014

Anzac Commemoration Fellowship project highlighted

University of Newcastle's (UON) Associate Professor Victoria Haskins' work on women in the First World War highlighted in an essay series for the ABC

News • 22 Sep 2014

Review: The Life and Death of Adam Cullen by Erik Jensen

 Dr Kit Messham-Muir, from the School of Creative Industries reviews Acute Misfortune: The Life and Death of Adam Cullen for The Conversation.

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