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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.
News • 25 May 2017
Postdoc uncovering the hidden meanings in religious texts
Postdoctoral researcher Ahmad Alqurneh has commenced work withe Centre for Literary and Linguistic Computingon a project related to translations.
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.