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News • 30 Nov 2014
Dr Yuen Kuan Yong receives Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence
Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow has received the 2014 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence.
News • 30 Nov 2014
Prof. Daichao Sheng receives Vice-Chancellor's Award for Supervision Excellence
The Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment’s 2014 award recipient was Professor Daichao Sheng, Head of Discipline for the School of Engineering, who is cu
News • 30 Nov 2014
Prof. Ljiljana Brankovic receives Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
A 2014 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Contribution to Student Learning caps off a productive year for Professor Ljiljana Brankovic.
News • 28 Nov 2014
Defence partnership creates opportunities
Simulation training and education will be the focus of a cooperative relationship between the Australian Defence College and the University of Newcastle.
News • 28 Nov 2014
$1.7 million boost for Hunter cancer researchers
University of Newcastle cancer researchers have received a $1.7million boost to cancer research.
News • 28 Nov 2014
UON Researcher Wins Student Grants for 3-Week Cambodia Study Trip in 2015
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News • 27 Nov 2014
A Challenging New Future
The Science and Engineering Challenge faces a Challenging new future with the introduction of a participation charge for those who participate in the program
News • 25 Nov 2014
Reader beware: the nasty new edition of the Brothers Grimm
Dr Marguerite Johnson looks at the recently restored Grimm Brothers' original fairy tales – which are not intended for children.
News • 21 Nov 2014
National recognition for healthy engagement
Developed by Professor Philip Morgan and his team at the University of Newcastle, Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids teaches dads to be positive-lifestyle role models.
News • 19 Nov 2014
Trial creates shift in lung disease care
A study by University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health is trialling new clinical therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD).
News • 19 Nov 2014
Industrial Design students Kickstart their career in final year
Wyn Jones is ensuring his Industrial Design students take their ideas and designs beyond university assessment.
News • 18 Nov 2014
ARC Indigenous funding success
Dr Brett Turner has been awarded $570,000 in ARC Indigenous funding commencing in 2015 for his research project The effect of climate change on the biogeoch
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.