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News • 05 Jul 2017
Mapping the massacres of Australia’s colonial frontier
UON researchers have created an online digital map documenting more than 150 Aboriginal massacres that occurred during the spread of pastoral settlement.
News • 04 Jul 2017
Magic in Melbourne
University of Newcastle researcher, Professor Marguerite Johnson has been invited to give a public lecture in Melbourne.
News • 29 Jun 2017
New app-roach to carbs for pregnant women
A University of Newcastle nutrition study is aiming to help pregnant women beat confusion related to how much carbohydrate they should eat.
News • 28 Jun 2017
Historian awarded for scholarly work on Armenian Genocide
Historian Hans Lukas Kieser awarded President of Armenia Prize for scholarly work on the Armenian Genocide
News • 22 Jun 2017
Rural Land Use and Community Research Network
the Rural Land Use and Community Research Network has been strengthened by Faculty funding.
News • 22 Jun 2017
Volunteers wanted to try a new treatment for asthma
The Prevenar study is testing whether Pneumonia vaccine can reduce airway inflammation and improve daily asthma symptoms.
News • 16 Jun 2017
Horse riding and rhythm-and-music helping stroke recovery
Stroke survivors’ perception of recovery, gait, balance, grip strength and cognition can improve, Professor Michael Nilsson explains.
News • 15 Jun 2017
Why melting ice might be good for climate change
UON scientists have decoded a 24,000-year-old riddle and discovered a surprising role Antarctic volcanoes play in global climate.
News • 14 Jun 2017
Health impact of domestic violence lasts a lifetime
Women who experience intimate partner violence have significant, long-term physical and mental health problems according to UON researchers.
News • 09 Jun 2017
A clear approach to the global threat of contamination
UON unveils a $15 million world-leading lab facility dedicated to finding better ways to assess, manage, clean up and prevent environmental contamination.
News • 09 Jun 2017
Why stress is causing the nation a pain in the gut
UON research has shown a groundbreaking link between stress and functional gastrointestinal disorders.
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.
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.