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News • 31 Jul 2017
People suffering from mild asthma wanted for research study
Researchers at the University of Newcastle are assessing the effectiveness of three different inhaled treatments in patients with asthma.
News • 31 Jul 2017
Saving lives and resources: antivenom dose drop in Australia
Revised clinical practice recommending a reduced antivenom dose for snakebite victims has been shown to be successful, signifying financial & waste savings
News • 28 Jul 2017
Research on engineering behaviour of compacted soil recognised
Dr Glen Burton from the University of Newcastle (UON) has received the prestigious D. H. Trollope award for his research paper investigating compacted soils.
News • 28 Jul 2017
Food Security Research Partnerships Strengthened by International Fellows Visit
Dr Sarah Wright facilitated an international fellows visit for the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) at UON’s Callaghan campus on July 4th.
News • 26 Jul 2017
Sperm decline an early warning sign rather than a crisis alert
Dr Shaun Roman stressed that the results should be treated as an early warning sign rather than a crisis alert.
News • 26 Jul 2017
Online program striving to get kids to eat their veg
A University of Newcastle telehealth study aims to improve the health of kids.
News • 25 Jul 2017
New hope to stop the female biological clock
UON researchers have identifyied an antioxidant which has demonstrated potential to halt the aging process in female eggs.
News • 21 Jul 2017
Challenging perceptions of disaster through film
Dr Jason von Meding has been busy filming DEVIATE: a documentary telling the stories of marginalised people worldwide that are most affected by disasters
News • 19 Jul 2017
Open flames and real tools deter our toddlers from risky business
UON research finds exposing toddlers to ‘risky play’ can increase their safety awareness.
News • 18 Jul 2017
Engineering a response to climate change
A team of UON Researchers (PhD candidate Salman Hafeez, AP Steven Weller, and AP Christopher Kellett) has won the 2017 IFAC Foundation award
News • 18 Jul 2017
Humanities workshop kicks off design start-up
A Humanities Startup Workshop has assisted in the creation of a design service and research studio within the School of Creative Industries.
News • 13 Jul 2017
Stomaching the change to our understanding of IBS
Researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) are reframing the global understanding and treatment pathways for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Events
Event
Value Proposition Workshop: Know Exactly Who Your Idea Is For
A practical two hour workshop on the Value Proposition Canvas.
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.
In person
AI for Health Innovators: Practical Tools, Real Limits
A hands on two hour workshop on using AI in your innovation work, and knowing where it stops being safe to.
In person
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.
Event
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.
In person
GFF26: Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals
Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond.
In person
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.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.