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News • 23 Mar 2022

New video explains why stillbirth is not the mother’s fault

Researchers and artists from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) have collaborated to create a tool to help women who have experienced stillbirth.

News • 21 Mar 2022

Female Founder shares her development of real-time hydration tests to boost performance and health

As the former CMO for Coca-Cola South Pacific, Lisa is a beverage afficionado. Over her fifteen-year career she oversaw the R&D of countless products, spending time leading the company’s local start-up incubator, where she attempted to solve a problem for her industry—the absence of a simple, non-in

News • 18 Mar 2022

Future Drought Fund win for 'Hydro Harvester'

Laureate Professor Behdad Moghtedari and his team have secured $1.75 million from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund​​​​​​​ to scale-up the Hydro Harvester technology.

News • 14 Mar 2022

Clinical School and Research Institute to reshape future of Central Coast health care

The University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School and Central Coast Research Institute was officially opened today by the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia.

News • 11 Mar 2022

Researchers awarded nearly half a million dollars to assist in resilience and recovery after Black Summer bushfires

A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle have been awarded $468,000 as part of the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grant to assist communities in recovery and resilience in the wake of the 2019-20 fires.

News • 10 Mar 2022

Nutrition on menu to create healthy rural hearts

The NSW New England region has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the state.

News • 09 Mar 2022

International Women's Day - Celebrating our climate change-makers

Catastrophic flooding on the scale of what’s playing out in Queensland and NSW will become more likely as our planet …

News • 04 Mar 2022

University invites community to join collective kindness campaign

The culture of kindness will take centre stage on 9 March when the University of Newcastle rallies the support of its communities for its inaugural Gifting Day.

News • 02 Mar 2022

$1m grant to target depression in heart patients

Cardiologist and researcher, Professor Andrew Boyle, will investigate whether a novel well-being app can reduce depression in patients discharged from hospital with acute heart failure.

News • 18 Feb 2022

Antarctic ice cores reveal Australian drought risk worse than thought

Antarctic ice core records have shown that eastern Australia’s drought risk is greater than thought.

News • 18 Feb 2022

Researchers get creative to support healthy ageing minds

Researchers will investigate how the creative arts can support healthy brains and heathy minds as we age.

News • 18 Feb 2022

Singapore campus officially opened: University signals Asia-Pacific commitment

The University of Newcastle has officially opened its new campus office at the Singapore National Library.

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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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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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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