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News • 05 Aug 2014

UON Nursing PhD student off to national 3MT finals

2014 Three Minute Thesis Winners | Nursing PhD student, Gary Crowfoot, is in the final round of the National/Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition

News • 05 Aug 2014

SCORES a winner for children’s fitness

More than 200 school children have gained profound fitness benefits from a year-long UON physical activity and movement skills intervention.

News • 01 Aug 2014

Two artists go to war - Shaun Gladwell and Ben Quilty

Shaun Gladwell and Ben Quilty – two of Australia's leading artists – display very different approaches to war at parallel exhibitions at John Curtin Gallery

News • 28 Jul 2014

Smart snapshot of pregnancy diets

UON nutrition researchers are using smartphone technology to gather first-hand insights about the diets of expectant Indigenous mums and provide feedback.

News • 28 Jul 2014

Mary, Queen of Scots was a poet - and you should know it

Think Mary, Queen of Scots and a few key facts probably come to mind: she was Catholic, she was imprisoned and she had her head chopped off.

News • 25 Jul 2014

Jeff Koons - a spectacle on the way to respectable

Kit Messham-Muir, Senior Lecturer in the School of Creative Industries at University of Newcastle. American Jeff Koons is possibly the most contentious artist

News • 23 Jul 2014

ARC Future Fellows

UON secures record funding under 2014 scheme

News • 23 Jul 2014

Landmark schizophrenia genetic study

UON researchers have helped unearth more than 100 genetic variants associated with schizophrenia, through the largest ever genome-wide study of the disease.

News • 21 Jul 2014

Three Minute Thesis

Students to compete against clock and each other in thesis final

News • 18 Jul 2014

International Research Centre Launched

New international research centre on balanced land use

News • 15 Jul 2014

Companion Robot Technology

UON researchers give Tin Man a heart with the invention of technology aimed at enabling robots to feel emotion in a near human-like manner.

News • 11 Jul 2014

Muscle mania: young men aren’t alone with body image concerns

Dr Julia Coffey's article on The Conversation: Young Men Body Image Concerns

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