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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.
News • 18 Sep 2014
Unlocking the power of personalised medicine
The University of Newcastle's (UON) Professor Pablo Moscato is leading the revolution of how some of medicine's greatest challenges, including …
News • 18 Sep 2014
UON ranked in the top 10 in Australia
JUST RELEASED: UON’s rankings success in the QS World University Rankings 2014
News • 12 Sep 2014
Federal Government choose UON research for case-study
A group mission that includes an Australian-first cross-collaborative conference has been hailed as such a success that it’s being used by the Federal Governmen
News • 10 Sep 2014
Study seeks taste of nutrition knowledge
UON researchers are aiming to determine the influence a person’s understanding of nutrition has on their eating habits, health and lifestyle.
News • 10 Sep 2014
UON names 2014 Alumni Awards ‘gamechangers’
University of Newcastle (UON) graduate Dr Alison Thorburn, who is traversing new ground in asthma research, is UON's first recipient …
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.