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News • 19 Jul 2013
Glum and glummer: Australia vs US on science literacy results
Perhaps the only positive note that can be sounded on the Australian science literacy survey results, released on Wednesday by the Australian Academy of Science
News • 17 Jul 2013
Cancer Genome Atlas
Scientists and clinicians aim to foster targeted approach to cancer treatment by improving communication channels.
News • 03 Jul 2013
Is the world really becoming less violent?
There is a growing consensus among scholars that rates of violence in Western countries are steadily declining, and have been doing so for centuries.
News • 28 Jun 2013
Creative Industries
One of six University of Newcastle projects awarded highly prestigious Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grants worth a total of $1.8 million.
News • 20 Jun 2013
An Australian First
Emeritus Professor Terry Wall is the first Australian to win the esteemed Percy Nicholls Solid Fuels Award...
News • 20 Jun 2013
Tipping the balance towards humanity in World War Z
Could a dire new infection sweep the world in a matter of weeks? Might the disease be so strange that it alters the behaviour of people beyond recognition, maki
News • 20 Jun 2013
University of Newcastle moves up in Times Higher Education World Top 100 under 50 rankings
Times Higher Education ranks the University of Newcastle 40th in the world's best universities under 50 years...
News • 19 Jun 2013
The relationship between technology use and childhood obesity
The University of Newcastle is leading a research project into the link between technology use and childhood obesity.
News • 16 Jun 2013
Superfoods: not so super after all?
Superfoods is a buzzword now part of mainstream food and health language, often touted as miracle foods that cure all ills, stave off ageing and disease, or aid
News • 13 Jun 2013
Here’s the skinny on fasting for weight loss – the 5:2 diet
By Surinder Baines, University of NewcastleThe "new" weight-loss strategy known as the 5:2 diet has been receiving much attention in …
News • 12 Jun 2013
University of Newcastle student wins Midwife of the Year
University of Newcastle research doctorate student, Namira Williams, has won the prestigious Australian College of Midwives 2013 NSW Midwife of the Year.
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