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News • 31 Mar 2014
UON unveils $17.3m medical sciences teaching and research precinct
UON today opened its state-of-the-art medical sciences precinct offering technology-enabled teaching facilities to researchers, students & healthcare workforce.
News • 26 Mar 2014
Academy honours top UON mathematician
The Australian Academy of Science has elected UON mathematician Professor George Willis as a Fellow, the most senior honour a scientist can receive in Australia
News • 25 Mar 2014
Web-based alcohol intervention has limited effect on consumption
New research shows a web-based self-assessment and feedback program for university students who drink hazardously produced little reduction in consumption.
News • 24 Mar 2014
Fruit-and-veg capsule set to combat obesity impacts
Study examining if fruit-and-vegie supplement can reduce inflammation produced by fat cells and lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, asthma and cancers.
News • 21 Mar 2014
Disruption delivers innovation: Lessons from the imaginative and creative dirtgirl
Disruption delivers innovation: Lessons from the imaginative and talented dirtgirl
News • 19 Mar 2014
Healthy lifestyle study targets young men
Young men are the target of a new University of Newcastle study aiming to tailor a healthy lifestyle program that meets their specific needs.
News • 18 Mar 2014
Linguistics, Education and Sociology star in the QS World Rankings
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News • 14 Mar 2014
New Imaging Centre to bring sharper focus on disease
A new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) centre boasting the most advanced scanning technology in the Southern Hemisphere was opened today at HMRI in Newcastle.
News • 14 Mar 2014
Knights join concussion study to help tackle scientific uncertainty
The Newcastle Knights, University and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) are teaming up to help tackle questions surrounding effects of concussion.
News • 12 Mar 2014
Iconic NeW Space first designs
The University today released the early concepts for its $95 million CBD landmark education precinct - NeW Space - creating a 10 storey ‘vertical’ campus.
News • 12 Mar 2014
Exercise key to preventing early-onset dementia
An international study has shown that teenagers with poor cardiovascular fitness and a lower IQ have an increased risk of developing early-onset dementia.
News • 11 Mar 2014
Economic Control for Regional Communities
Dr Jeff McGee, an academic with the Newcastle Law School, writes on how regional communities can adapt to the exodus …
Events
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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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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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Student to Startup
Three Newcastle student founders share the unfiltered reality of building a startup while studying.
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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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