News and Events

News

News • 24 Oct 2013

Celebrating innovation at annual awards

Five researchers and one Hunter innovation champion will be honoured today for their commercial success

News • 23 Oct 2013

International spotlight on cancer research

World’s leading cancer researchers will address international Translational Cancer Research Conference in Newcastle.

News • 22 Oct 2013

2013 Alumni Awards announced

Esteemed accounting and economics Emeritus Professor Ross Watts awarded Alumni Medal for Professional Excellence.

News • 21 Oct 2013

What makes Australian bushfires so dangerous?

Parts of Australia are prone to intense, uncontrollable fires that can have the same intensity as severe thunderstorm activity. University of Newcastle meteorol

News • 18 Oct 2013

Rural Health Conference

University of Newcastle top researchers attend Port Macquarie health conference

News • 18 Oct 2013

Esteemed Guest

Chinese Consul General tours university research facilities

News • 18 Oct 2013

Diet Bytes and Baby Bumps

A research study will assess the use of smartphones as a new method for pregnant women to record their nutritional intake.

News • 17 Oct 2013

Obese men SHED-IT

A tailored weight loss program has produced a benefit likely to be a powerful motivator for men – better erectile function.

News • 16 Oct 2013

World Food Day

Increased modernisation is fuelling a new global nutrition issue, writes Associate Professor Surinder Baines.

News • 16 Oct 2013

The power of fruit and vegies

A research team investigating if increasing your fruit and vegetable intake improve your skin colour and appearance.

News • 15 Oct 2013

Love Your Heart

Researchers are helping families with a history of cardiovascular disease to become ‘heart smart’ in a bid to lower risk factors for heart attack or stroke.

News • 14 Oct 2013

Food addiction

Our researchers are hoping to determine whether ‘addiction’ to foods high in salt, fat and sugar is contributing to the obesity epidemic.

Events

Event

I&E Academy: FinTech: AI, Tokenisation & the Future of Digital Currency Symposium

Join the I&E Academy for the latest Impact by Design Symposium, exploring how AI, blockchain and tokenisation are reshaping digital finance. This symposium brings industry and research perspectives together through Design Science Research.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
9:45am - 11:45am
Location  NUSpace

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AI for Health Innovators: Practical Tools, Real Limits

A hands on two hour workshop on using AI in your innovation work, and knowing where it stops being safe to.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
11:30am - 6:00pm

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What is the Future of the Humanities? Panel presentation and networking

Join us for a chaired panel discussion exploring the current state, and possible futures, of the humanities in universities.

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When Thursday 8 October 2026
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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Event

Public talk: Anticipation, Hesitation and Disastrous Futures

In this talk, the HESTIA Lab engages with different, often contrasting, ways of how people prepare for and respond to looming disastrous futures.

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When Monday 12 October 2026
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location  NUSpace

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GFF26: Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals

Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond.

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When Tuesday 27 October 2026
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location  Tower Cinemas Newcastle | 183 King St, Newcastle NSW 2300

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Works In Practice Muster 4

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 13 November 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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