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News • 11 Oct 2017

New exhibition curated by PhD candidate

A  new  exhibition  opening  at  The  Lock-­Up  explores  the  ways   contemporary  Aboriginal  and  Torres  Strait  Islander  artists  are   responding  to  th

News • 11 Oct 2017

UON researchers shine in 2017 NHMRC funding

University of Newcastle researchers have secured more than $6 million in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding

News • 09 Oct 2017

UON students among first cohort of entrepreneurial trailblazers

Six UON students are amongst the first cohort of 40 budding entrepreneurs to complete The Navigator unit at the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship

News • 06 Oct 2017

Software success for UoN’s Early Modern Women Research Network

A UON Research Network has been asked to share their digital archive software with leading Renaissance literature academics at Northwestern University, USA

News • 04 Oct 2017

Laureate Professorship honours quality teaching

In a significant acknowledgement of career achievement, the University of Newcastle has named Professor Jennifer Gore its first female Laureate Professor

News • 03 Oct 2017

Students teach to avatars in classrooms of the future

Just as pilots use flight simulators, UON education students can now roadtest their teaching skills and build their confidence using a simulated classroom.

News • 03 Oct 2017

New Colombo Plan Boosts its Support of Collaborative Chemistry Consortium

The Australian Future Chemist Consortium was recently announced successful in attaining New Colombo Plan 2018 funding.

News • 26 Sep 2017

History of violence online course now available

A fascinating new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has just been launched which looks at the history of violence.

News • 26 Sep 2017

Free fruit and veg and fewer kilos on offer in weight-loss study

Participants in a new HMRI nutrition and physical activity study at the University of Newcastle will gain a week’s worth of fruit and vegetables for free, along

News • 25 Sep 2017

Strengthening the defence against Leukaemia

Research from UON has revealed a more targeted way of treating an aggressive type of cancer typically prevalent in children.

News • 21 Sep 2017

Scholarship helps drive impact in the Pacific Islands

International Development Scholarship for UON professional staff recipient Justine Ulph helps drive impact in the Pacific Islands.

News • 19 Sep 2017

UON awarded at ATEM

The pre-award Research Grants team in Research Services in the Research and Innovation Division, has received an ATEM for best practice

Events

Event

2025 Karen Thrift Prize for Poetry

The University of Newcastle School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences is happy to announce that applications for the Karen Thrift Prize for Poetry for 2025 is now open.

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When Monday 1 December 2025 - Sunday 18 January 2026