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News • 15 Apr 2013

NeW Space

NeW Space is a $95 million landmark education precinct under development by the University of Newcastle in the heart of Newcastle's CBD.

News • 28 Mar 2013

Postcards reduce self-poisoning events

Postcards from the Edge halved the rate of general hospital readmissions and reduced psychiatric hospital admissions by a third, over a five-year period.

News • 28 Mar 2013

Pregnancy researchers target contraction ‘controller’

University of Newcastle researchers have been tracking a protein thought to act as a controller of contractions.

News • 27 Mar 2013

Newcastle Innovation farewells Chair of the Board

After more than 20 years helping to guide the strategic direction of Newcastle Innovation, Dr Geoff Leonard AM has announced his retirement as Chair.

News • 18 Mar 2013

Lost frog DNA back from the dead: Lazarus Project

The genome of an extinct Australian frog has been revived and reactivated by a team of scientists using sophisticated cloning technology to implant a "dead" cell nucleus into a fresh egg from another frog species.

News • 18 Mar 2013

New chairman bringing global vision to HMRI board table

Newcastle-based company director Glenn Turner has been appointed Chairman of the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Board, with Bob Kennedy officially retiring from the role after six years.

News • 15 Mar 2013

Highest Hunter honour for leading prostate cancer researcher

A pioneering prostate cancer researcher be recognised for his work in early intervention and research into treatments for those threatened by cancers.

News • 14 Mar 2013

Researchers delve into world of food addiction

A University of Newcastle research team is hoping to uncover the hidden world of food addiction with a new project launched this week.

News • 01 Mar 2013

Newcastle researchers help in fight against STDs

Newcastle researchers have contributed to the discovery of a protein in the female reproductive tract that protects against sexually transmitted diseases

News • 27 Feb 2013

UoN backs unified higher education vision

The University of Newcastle said today's release of the university sector's first comprehensive higher education policy agenda was an important …

News • 27 Feb 2013

Molecule may hold key to melanoma progression

The search for new pathways to treat melanoma has unearthed a molecular target that may play role in tumour growth, according to UON researchers.

News • 22 Feb 2013

University and NCIG unite in Green and Golden Bell Frog research

The University of Newcastle’s Amphibian Research Group today released the last of approximately 5000 tadpoles into a newly constructed research habitat on Ash I

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