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News • 10 Jul 2014

Prestigious fellowship

Health sociology lecturer Dr Caragh Brosnan has been awarded a fellowship by Australia’s leading complementary medicine research centre.

News • 09 Jul 2014

Ben Quilty at the Saatchi Gallery … things just got interesting

By Kit Messham-Muir, University of Newcastle Ben Quilty is the first Australian artist to hold a solo show at the Saatchi Gallery in London

News • 03 Jul 2014

Doors open to researchers

HMRI will open its doors for a rare glimpse into the latest medical research, with the opportunity to meet some of the University’s leading researchers.

News • 01 Jul 2014

Respiratory disease breakthrough

Researchers have discovered sinister specks of a molecule known as ASC that are exacerbating the biological inflammatory response in major airway diseases.

News • 01 Jul 2014

UON Research Group Launches World-class Journal

The University of Newcastle's Historical Experience, Representation, Media, Education, and Society (HERMES) Research Group has launched Historical Encounters

News • 30 Jun 2014

BATTLING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH AL GORE

Environmental Engineering student Declan Clausen took part in leadership training with the Climate Reality Project

News • 27 Jun 2014

Exercise best 'medicine' for spinal recovery

Exercise therapy research being conducted by UON is bringing hope of restored muscle function to those suffering paralysis from spinal damage.

News • 26 Jun 2014

UON graduate an outstanding leader

AustCham has presented Thailand's Alumni Leadership Award to UON Medical Science and PhD graduate Dr Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong.

News • 24 Jun 2014

Mining the creative mind

This week international researchers will gather in Newcastle for the Centre for Literary and Linguistic Computing Beyond Authorship Symposium.

News • 23 Jun 2014

Are you the next Rhodes scholar?

The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round students at the University of Oxford, and providing transformative opportunitie

News • 23 Jun 2014

World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014

Breast cancer clinical trials researcher, Professor John Forbes, recognised among world’s best scientists.

News • 18 Jun 2014

Key to triggering labour discovered

UON researchers have discovered a ‘switch’ that fails to engage in some pregnancies, which could lead to labour complications

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