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News • 06 Aug 2013

Calorie restriction increases longevity – or does it?

By Surinder Baines, University of NewcastleHere's an interesting stat to bring up at the dinner table: for each human cell …

News • 29 Jul 2013

Acclaim for researchers

University of Newcastle researchers have won two awards at the National Preventative Health Awards presented at the National Preventive Health Symposium

News • 23 Jul 2013

Medical innovation

University researcher’s antibiotic device to improve home healthcare

News • 23 Jul 2013

Leading the bid for a Cooperative Research Centre for Wildlife Biodiversity

The University of Newcastle is leading a Trans-Tasman consortium bid for a Cooperative Research Centre for Wildlife Biodiversity (Wildlife Biodiversity CRC)

News • 22 Jul 2013

Shakespeare and cancer diagnoses: how bard can it be?

Shakespeare’s plays and cancer: two seemingly unrelated topics with an underlying common thread.

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 • 10 Jul 2013

Alcohol and sports

Online study with clubs to combat drinking culture in sport.

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

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...

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

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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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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