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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
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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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