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News • 31 Mar 2017

Launch of Global Impact Cluster for Energy, Resources, Food and Water

The new Global Impact Cluster is aimed at accelerating innovation to solve global issues

News • 30 Mar 2017

World-first SMS program combats mental health risks among new dads

92 per cent of participating dads found Mood Tracker app successful in improving mental health

News • 29 Mar 2017

Making amends: art on Cockatoo Island

A Fine Art PhD Candidate at the University of Newcastle aims to right the wrongs of history with an exhibition at the former gaol on Cockatoo Island

News • 29 Mar 2017

Respiratory leader awarded TSANZ Fellowship

Professor Phil Hansbro has been awarded the title of Fellow of Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

News • 29 Mar 2017

TSANZ Fellowship awarded to respiratory research leader

Conjoint Professor Peter Wark awarded the title of Fellow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (FThorSoc) for excellence in respiratory health r

News • 29 Mar 2017

Leading respiratory nursing researcher awarded TSANZ Fellowship

Professor Vanessa McDonald is the first and only nurse to have been awarded the title of Fellow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

News • 27 Mar 2017

Breakthrough in asthma research

Researchers at UON have unocvered a link between pregnancy and asthma and childhood asthma

News • 27 Mar 2017

Sawfish exposed as the ultimate stealth hunter

UON research findings likely to have a significant impact on the future survival of the critically endangered sawfish.

News • 27 Mar 2017

Study strikes a nerve with the spread of cancer

Parallels between tissue regeneration, nerve growth and tumour development, research finds.

News • 22 Mar 2017

Walking through the history of Newcastle's Women

University of Newcastle researchers have uncovered fascinating historical stories highlighting how key female personalities have shaped Newcastle’s history.

News • 21 Mar 2017

Newcastle welcomes global leader in innovation and engagement

Dr Sarah Pearson joins UON as inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor Industry Engagement and Innovation.

News • 20 Mar 2017

Five-pronged approach to diabetes and heart disease

Nutrition researchers at the University of Newcastle have five new clinical trials under recruitment, aiming to combat type 2 diabetes and heart disease

Events

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.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
9:45am - 11:45am
Location  NUSpace

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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.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
11:30am - 6:00pm

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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.

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When Thursday 8 October 2026
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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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.

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When Monday 12 October 2026
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location  NUSpace

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GFF26: Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals

Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond.

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When Tuesday 27 October 2026
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location  Tower Cinemas Newcastle | 183 King St, Newcastle NSW 2300

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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.

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When Friday 13 November 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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