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News • 03 Jul 2023

Professor Kelvin Kong named 2023 National NAIDOC Person of the Year

The University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and Hunter New England Local Health District extend their heartfelt congratulations to Professor Kelvin Kong for being awarded the prestigious 2023 National NAIDOC Person of the Year at the NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony in Brisbane on Saturday night.

News • 30 Jun 2023

Almost $3m grant secured for sector-first in Indigenous health research

The University of Newcastle in partnership with the Lowitja Institute has received just under $3 million in federal funding to …

News • 09 Jun 2023

Symposium spurs race to beat brain cancer

Experts from across the nation are tackling brain cancer head on with collaboration front and centre following the inaugural symposium of the University of Newcastle’s Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research.

News • 07 Jun 2023

Transforming furniture into a conversation for our future

Jess Hodge is the co-founder of Resourceful Living, a company addressing the plastic crisis by giving new life to recycled products through developing sustainable pathways for plastic waste.

News • 06 Jun 2023

Revolutionary Australian battery recycling technology startup advances its breakthrough battery metals recovery process

Australian Battery Recycling Technology Company Battery Pollution today revealed a co-operation agreement with Australia’s University of Newcastle focussed on the development of proprietary processes for the recovery of cobalt, lithium, graphite and nickel from spent Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage System batteries

News • 24 May 2023

Brightest minds power quest for brain cancer cure

The world’s best and brightest experts on the quest to find a cure for brain cancer will unite in Newcastle to share research insights and identify further ways to collaborate and accelerate their mission.

News • 23 May 2023

Green growth in Asia not ‘greenwashing’ but strategic energy shift

A new book endorsed by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and prominent scholar Ross Garnaut explores why East Asia has become a leader in green energy industries but has been slow to reduce carbon emissions.

News • 22 May 2023

Warm your Head and Heart!

Our friends at Mark Hughes Foundation have just released this year’s beanie designs! When you buy a beanie, all of the proceeds will support crucial brain cancer research and treatment.

News • 10 May 2023

Transgrid partners with the University of Newcastle to create energy jobs for Hunter graduates

Transgrid has established a formal partnership with the University of Newcastle to create education, training and employment opportunities for students and support future energy projects in the Hunter.

News • 10 May 2023

University takes another step in its efforts to deliver hydrogen innovations on a global scale

The University of Newcastle is one of more than a dozen international signatories on a new Global Partnership for Hydrogen Innovation. An official signing of the partnership agreement took place on 10 May 2023 at the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

News • 09 May 2023

Partnership puts Green Ammonia project on fast track for real world use

A cleaner greener future is one step closer thanks to a new $18 million research partnership between the University of Newcastle and Australian company Element One, and the Australian Government.

News • 08 May 2023

The true impact of the Black Summer fires on frogs

The first extensive survey of amphibian communities since the 2019-20 Australian Black Summer bushfires has revealed the true impact of severe fire on frogs in eastern NSW.

Events

In person

HunterWiSE Network Event: Belonging in STEM

You're invited to join us for the first HunterWiSE event of 2026. Facilitated by Dr Yemi Penn, this panel discussion will focus on the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse women in STEM, exploring themes of identity, belonging and opportunity.

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When Monday 23 March 2026
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location  The Treehouse

Event

10 Years of AI

This is an exploratory workshop that will highlight the big moments in Artificial Intelligence in the past 10 years.

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When Tuesday 24 March 2026
Location  I2N Hub, Honeysuckle