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News

News • 15 Nov 2013

Informed consent: why some foods should carry a cancer risk warning

By Clare Collins, University of NewcastleThe evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is definitive. It took a few decades, but …

News • 15 Nov 2013

Stretching the friendship: Australia, Indonesia and the ‘good friend’ narrative

By Melanie James, University of Newcastle. How far can friendships stretch? Two months ago, the rhetoric of the Indonesian and …

News • 14 Nov 2013

Construction Chair

New Chair announced to help build Australia’s construction future as the newly established Chair of Construction Management.

News • 13 Nov 2013

B-HERT Award

National education award for Central Coast accounting collaboration

News • 13 Nov 2013

NEWcastle Products Exhibition 2013

Industrial design students inspired to design products that help to solve real-world problems and improve productivity.

News • 12 Nov 2013

neuroscientist awarded

Neuroscientist Dr Rohan Walker was named the Newcastle Business Club’s Young Business Person of the Year this afternoon.

News • 08 Nov 2013

$8.8M ARC funding

Australian Research Council awards University of Newcastle $8.8 million and seven research fellowships.

News • 07 Nov 2013

UON Slingshot accelerator program

Students, staff and friends of UON with innovative ideas are set to benefit from this dynamic partnership.

News • 05 Nov 2013

Extinction Prevention

Devil of a job for wildlife tracking app

News • 04 Nov 2013

Innovative MRI scanner installed

HMRI’s new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) centre has reached a pivotal milestone with the installation of the new scanner.

News • 01 Nov 2013

Weighty Problem

Research has found GPs are falling short in detecting obesity, which may lead to poor weight management support.

News • 01 Nov 2013

NSW Scientist of the Year

Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson AO has been awarded the NSW Scientist of the Year at the 2013 NSW Science and Engineering Awards.

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