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News • 17 Oct 2014
Study reveals truth about diet in pregnancy
UON researchers have found there is no universal consensus on what constitutes an optimal diet for pregnant women
News • 14 Oct 2014
What Gone Girl tells us about American degrowth
Dr Julie McIntyre discusses box office hit Gone Girl and its eerie portrayal of American degrowth
News • 14 Oct 2014
Survey to help parents tackle teen drinking challenges
Researchers have developed an online survey to help families navigate the challenges of teenage alcohol use.
News • 14 Oct 2014
Do Australians still believe in the fair go? Views on pay suggest not
Dr John Wright, from the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, sheds light on Aussie's view of fair pay.
News • 08 Oct 2014
UON obesity researcher joins young leaders in Japan
Newcastle behavioural scientist, Rebecca Wyse, was one of only five Australians selected to attend international forum
News • 08 Oct 2014
The big top’s evolution: Cirkopolis by Cirque Eloize
With the opening of Cirkopolis at the Melbourne International Arts Festival this week, Dr Gillian Arrighi looks at the evolution of circus
News • 07 Oct 2014
Honorary Fellowship for former UON Chancellor
The Australian Psychological Society rarely bestows the title of Honorary Fellow. We are proud to announce that Professor Trevor Waring is a recipient.
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
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.