News and Events

News

News • 17 Mar 2017

Foot Pressure Study

Researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) Podiatry Department are looking for volunteers to take part in a clinical trial.

News • 16 Mar 2017

Cross-faculty collaboration builds stronger communities

Teams of researchers across Construction Management and Social Work at UON have come together to team up for interdisciplinary research that’s making an impact

News • 14 Mar 2017

Can a good night’s sleep be secret to diabetes prevention?

A new project from UON and HMRI is hoping to unlock whether sleep is the missing link in long-term, healthy weight loss.

News • 13 Mar 2017

UON’s early career researchers awarded

24 UON researchers named as recipients of Research Advantage Early Career Researcher Scholarships

News • 10 Mar 2017

Leading Shakespeare Scholar wows audience in public lecture

The Centre for 21st Century Humanities had the privilege of hosting Merton Professor Lorna Hutson recently.

News • 09 Mar 2017

A voice for gender equity

Dr Nikola Bowden has been appointed to the NHMRC Women in Health Science working committee

News • 08 Mar 2017

UON subjects ranked in world’s top 100

2017 QS World University Subject Rankings identify University of Newcastle subjects among world’s best

News • 08 Mar 2017

UON to lead new global CRC for High Performance Soils

A UON led Co-Operative Research Centre bid has attracted $39.5m from the Government to establish a ten year global CRC for High Performance soils

News • 02 Mar 2017

Indigenous trailblazer honoured

UON graduate Karlie Noon, the first Indigenous student in NSW to obtain a double degree in science and mathematics has been honoured in Press Club address.

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.

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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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.

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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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