News and Events

News

News • 08 Jun 2017

Five new PhD Scholars for UON

The University of Newcastle is funding five new scholarships in a 50/50 partnership with NSW Health.

News • 07 Jun 2017

Call for papers: Historicising Violence

Calling for contributions to this multidisciplinary conference, convened by the UON Centre for the History of Violence.

News • 07 Jun 2017

New exhibition highlights Connection, Culture and the Unborn

A new exhibition at Tamworth Regional Gallery will highlight the vibrant and inspirational work of the Gomeroi gaaynggal ArtsHealth program.

News • 05 Jun 2017

UON researchers awarded $4.5m in ARC fellowships

World-renowned mathematician Professor George Willis receives a $2.8m ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship.

News • 01 Jun 2017

New Federation to bring together stylometry experts from around the world

UON’s Centre for Literary and Linguistic Computing (CLLC) is behind a move to create a new partnership between stylometry labs from around the world.

News • 31 May 2017

National History Conference Comes to Newcastle

The Australian Historical Association Annual Conference will be held in Newcastle this year and will be convened by Professor Philip Dwyer.

News • 31 May 2017

Slingshot and UON to bring new accelerator to Hunter region

Slingshot in collaboration with UON has been awarded $475,000 under the Australian Government’s $23 million Incubator Support initiative.

News • 31 May 2017

Research to aid conservation of Indigenous culture and promote tourism

In a melding of linguistics and sustainable tourism new avenues have been found for digital technologies to conserve Indigenous culture and promote tourism.

News • 30 May 2017

Heart-felt research improving outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors

Research from the University of Newcastle is drawing on the personal stories of cardiac arrest survivors to improve their quality of life.

News • 26 May 2017

Classics researcher awarded inaugural ABR Gender Fellowship

Associate Professor Marguerite Johnson from the School of Humanities and Social Science has been named as the inaugural Australia Book Review 2017 Gender Fellow

News • 26 May 2017

Rural Neighbours in times of change: a two day symposium

The Rural Land Use and Community Research Network brings together local and international scholars working in the area of rural land use.

News • 26 May 2017

A new world in sight: virtual reality to advance human health

Virtual reality set to advance human health through innovative midwifery project at UON.

Events

Webinar

New oral history resources and training

For those interested in oral history methodology and practice, there are two new resources available.

Find out more

When Tuesday 17 March 2026
2:20pm - 2:20pm
Location  Online

Event

Hunter Climate Innovation & Investment Summit

Join us for a transformative one-day summit bringing together aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, climate innovators, and investors.

Find out more

When Thursday 26 March 2026
11:00am - 6:00pm
Location  I2N Hub Honeysuckle

Event

Circular Economy Grand Challenge - Information Session

Are you up for the Challenge? Help minimise waste and maximise resource efficiency!

Find out more

When Thursday 2 April 2026
Location  Online

In person

Student to Startup

Three Newcastle student founders share the unfiltered reality of building a startup while studying.

Find out more

When Tuesday 14 April 2026
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location  I2N Hub, Honeysuckle