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News • 15 Mar 2023

Personalised care at the heart of significant funding boost

More than $17.6 million has been awarded to Newcastle researchers working to better support patients and their carers in the latest Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) round administered by the Australian Government.

News • 12 Mar 2023

Associate Professor Matt Dun named Lake Mac Ambassador for 2023

University of Newcastle cancer researcher, Associate Professor Matt Dun, has been selected as Lake Macquarie’s Ambassador of the Year for 2023.

News • 07 Mar 2023

Beginning teachers deliver same quality of teaching as experienced teachers

Early career teachers deliver the same quality of teaching as their more experienced colleagues, new research from the University of Newcastle’s Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC) reveals.

News • 06 Mar 2023

Catholic women’s cries for change to be heard at the Vatican on IWD

The most extensive global survey of Catholic women ever undertaken, detailing experiences of women in the church, will be presented by Australian researchers in-person at the Vatican this International Women’s Day.

News • 02 Mar 2023

HMRI Poo Palace puts digestive issues conversation on the menu

A giant, inflatable and explorable digestive system will be unveiled for the first time at the Newcastle Show.

News • 01 Mar 2023

Eliminating the stigmas of STI testing through digital health

Frustrated with long wait times, unnecessary appointments, and limited access to afterhours prescriptions, James turned his dissatisfaction with the medical system into a company that is revolutionising the healthcare industry.

News • 01 Mar 2023

Papers of Newcastle Aboriginal activist to see the light of day: Stan Masterson Collection

Newcastle is well-known for its energetic trade unionism dating back to the 1870s, more obscure is their support for Indigenous activists fighting injustice, but all this is about to change with the digitising of the papers of the late Stan Masterton through the University of Newcastle’s Special Col

News • 28 Feb 2023

$1.7million ARC Linkage funding to engineer sustainable solutions

Holding promise to drive sustainable solutions to deliver better outcomes for Australia, three University of Newcastle engineering research projects will share in $1.7million funding awarded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Program.

News • 22 Feb 2023

I2N Accelerator returns to help bring big ideas to market

The University of Newcastle is calling on innovators across the Hunter region to take part in its I2N Accelerator program, which takes curious problem solvers and skills them up to become budding entrepreneurs.

News • 21 Feb 2023

Newcastle to lead NSW Government’s pharmacy prescribing trial

The University of Newcastle has been awarded a $3m grant to run the NSW Government’s clinical pharmacy trial, which will for the first time enable pharmacists to prescribe treatments for urinary tract infections (UTIs) and continue a prescription for the re-supply of the oral contraceptive pill.

News • 03 Feb 2023

Early-career researchers boosted in mission to beat cancer

Three University of Newcastle early career cancer researchers have been awarded grants to support their work investigating blood and gynaecological cancers.

News • 01 Feb 2023

Making fashion accessible and aspirational for all Australian women

Catherine is cofounder of LükBook, a company on a mission to make fashion unapologetically aspirational, completely attainable and easily accessible for the 66% of Australian women who wear 14+ size fashion.

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

In person

FLIP Speed Networking

FLIP the script - connect, inspire, succeed!

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When Thursday 14 May 2026
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Duration 2 hours
Location  I2N Hub Honeysuckle

In person

Communicating your Unique Edge - A HunterWiSE Network Event

Join us for this practical, interactive workshop designed to help you define your unique edge - and communicate it with confidence at work.

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When Thursday 21 May 2026
8:00am - 9:30am
Location  Q Building, Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle

In person

Founders Unfiltered

Not every entrepreneurial moment makes it to the highlight reel.

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When Thursday 28 May 2026
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Duration 2 hours
Location  I2N Hub, Honeysuckle