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News • 02 Mar 2017
Hunter to test stroke detector
A revolutionary timesaving diagnostic device called the Stroke Finder helmet is being trialled by the Hunter Medical Research Institute for the first time
News • 02 Mar 2017
Funding boost for Newcastle cancer researcher
Conjoint Professor Stephen Ackland has received $450,000 to further treatment for rectal cancer
News • 02 Mar 2017
My Year as a Fairy Tale: Bringing Magic and Marie Antoinette to Maitland
Helen Hopcroft will dress as Marie Antoinette in a year long performance project.
News • 22 Feb 2017
New Research Fellowship dedicated to brain cancer
Nationally-renowned radiation oncologist Dr Mike Fay has been named the inaugural recipient of a HMRI Research Fellowship dedicated to brain cancer.
News • 21 Feb 2017
ECR Higher Degree Research Candidate Scholarships
Applications close on March 3 for Early Career Researchers to apply for Higher Degree Research Scholarships
News • 21 Feb 2017
New approach to child protection needed: report
A parent and family inclusive approach to child protection and foster care is urgently needed in Australia, a report to be launched today will recommend.
News • 17 Feb 2017
2017 Mid-Career Women's Research Development Program
As part of its Gender Equity Action Plan, FEDUA have invited Dr Maria Gardiner from ThinkWell to run a research development program for mid-career women.
News • 17 Feb 2017
Senior smiles shine with spotlight on oral health
$540,000 to advance senior smiles oral health program central coast
News • 17 Feb 2017
UON researchers awarded Cancer Institute NSW Fellowships
Three UON researchers have been awarded prestigious Cancer Institute NSW fellowships to investigate new treatments for cancers with poor survival rates.
News • 16 Feb 2017
UON Represents on new school of entrepreneurship board
World-leading Sydney School of Entrepreneurship announces board
News • 16 Feb 2017
Supplement shows postmenopausal benefits in cognition and pain
Taking a small dose of resveratrol twice daily can boost cognitive performance in postmenopausal women and also alleviate their experience of chronic pain
Events
Webinar
New oral history resources and training
For those interested in oral history methodology and practice, there are two new resources available.
Event
Circular Economy Grand Challenge - Information Session
Are you up for the Challenge? Help minimise waste and maximise resource efficiency!
In person
Works in Practice
A new research collective at the University of Newcastle that aims to foster a supportive and collaborative community of practice.
In person
Student to Startup
Three Newcastle student founders share the unfiltered reality of building a startup while studying.
In person
Launch: Quiet Protest: A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War sparked the largest public demonstrations Australia had ever seen. You're invited to the launch of Quiet Protest - A New History of Activism during the Vietnam War.
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.