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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
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 • 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.
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.
In person
Student to Startup
Three Newcastle student founders share the unfiltered reality of building a startup while studying.
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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