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News • 03 Dec 2017

Mustafa Prize recognises work of UON and imperial engineer

Pioneering computer scientist, engineer and applied mathematician Professor Erol Gelenbe has been awarded a $500,000 Mustafa Prize for his work

News • 28 Nov 2017

AVO app ‘Bernie’ to help address domestic violence reoffending

Researchers have created a mobile phone application named Bernie to support defendants of ADVOs, acting as an early-intervention tool to support better outcomes

News • 27 Nov 2017

Fat cells a key suspect for endometrial cancer in obese women

An underlying mechanism linking obesity with the development of endometrial cancer has been demonstrated for the first time

News • 24 Nov 2017

New Centre for Rehab Innovations

UON has established Australia’s first Centre for Rehab Innovations (CRI).

News • 23 Nov 2017

NSW Government provides additional $3m to medicinal cannabis research

The NSW Government has announced it will provide more than $3m in funding for medicinal cannabis research to the Australian …

News • 21 Nov 2017

Reaping the benefits of agricultural waste

Revolutionary technology is being developed in partnership with the University of Newcastle that will convert agricultural waste to biofuel for the first time.

News • 21 Nov 2017

Bright star of Australian science recognised with Academy Awards

Associate Professor Shanyong Wang was honoured with the 2018 John Booker Medal

News • 17 Nov 2017

Study aiming to achieve body balance after gestational diabetes

The University of Newcastle is trialing a new diabetes risk-reduction program called Body Balance Beyond

News • 15 Nov 2017

UON Laureate Professor awarded a prestigious Visiting Professorship

Laureate Professor Paul Foster FAHMS, a global leader in respiratory research, has been appointed as the Visiting Professor at the National University of Singap

News • 13 Nov 2017

$12.2m to support Newcastle’s vital health and medical research

UON has attracted $12.2m in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council funding

News • 10 Nov 2017

Sex, Science and Society after 40 years of IVF

Today marks 40 years since the conception of the world’s first In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) child.

News • 10 Nov 2017

More than $6.7 million to drive the future of research

UON researchers were awarded $6.3 million to fund 16 Discovery Projects and $365,000 for a prestigious Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.

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

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