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Globally-recognised groundwater scientist Professor Craig T. Simmons will be officially inducted into the Australian Academy of Science today.

Researchers from the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and the University of Newcastle have identified immune killer cells that are responsible for exacerbating viral infections in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Researchers have identified a protein that, when present in high amounts in breast cancer tumours, is an indicator of whether DNA-damaging therapies will work or not.

University of Newcastle’s Professor Brett Nixon is the 2022 Hunter Medical Research Institute Researcher of the Year.

Professor Emmanuel Mastio joins the Australian Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy from the Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre where he was a research commercialisation consultant and IP advisor.

The Hunter is poised to elevate the standard of cancer care around the world with the establishment of a specialised radiation oncology centre at the University of Newcastle.

Two University of Newcastle researchers have been recognised at the 2022 NSW Premier’s Prizes for Science and Engineering, presented at Government House, Sydney on Wednesday, 2 November.

City of Newcastle (CN) is inviting entrepreneurs and professionals to set up shop for three months free of charge as part of a program to diversify and increase the local skills base.

Dr Amandeep Hansra is an alumnus of the University of Newcastle and one of Australia's leading digital health and innovation experts. She is a cofounder of medical startups, a Lead Investor of MedAngels and is a consultant to government, ventures, insurers and hospital groups.

Painful tests may soon be a thing of the past with University of Newcastle researchers developing a world-first, pain-free diabetes test, set to change the lives of more than 460 million people living with diabetes globally.

The plight of our smallest intrepid adventurers is under the spotlight with the inaugural University of Newcastle Australian Wildlife Society Research Conservation Scholarship awarded to PhD candidate Louise Williams.

On Gifting Day, 9 March, our global community came together to make a collective impact through kindness. And what a day it was. Together we showed the extraordinary power of collective action – raising an incredible $323,118 in 24 hours.