The University of Newcastle is proud to announce a new lecture series honouring Professor Bob Morgan AO, a globally recognised leader in Indigenous education, research, and knowledge.

In a vibrant show of collaboration, creativity, and community commitment, the Healthy Ageing Innovation Challenge wrapped up this past weekend at the I2N Hub Honeysuckle, leaving participants energised, inspired, and more confident in their ability to innovate solutions for some of society’s most pressing challenges.

An Australian team of public health professionals and academics based at the University of Newcastle will support Papua New Guinea to build its capacity to respond to emergencies, like pandemics or natural disasters.

University of Newcastle PhD candidates captivated a live audience to decide the winners of the annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competitions.

Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), in partnership with Newcastle Permanent, has named Dr Aleona Swegen from the University of Newcastle as the inaugural winner of the Newcastle Permanent Innovation Accelerator Program. She has been awarded $200,000 to fast-track the commercialisation of her groundbreaking fertility technology, SpermSafe.

Associate Professor Troy Gaston and Dr Alex Callen from the School of Environmental and Life Sciences last month travelled to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands as part of the Enhancing Nature’s Unique Areas: Catchment Audit Activities project. 

Funding raised from the 2025 NRL Beanie for Brain Cancer Round will kickstart a big, bold project to develop new treatments for brain cancer patients.

Two University of Newcastle researchers have been awarded prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships, a national scheme that supports outstanding researchers to undertake projects of critical importance to Australia and the world.

A bold vision to secure the long-term sustainability of the Hunter Valley wine industry was the focus of the first Hunter Insights Series event for 2025, hosted by the University of Newcastle’s Institute for Regional Futures.

The University of Newcastle will join forces with leading sports researchers in the establishment of a new national research unit aimed at driving sport participation in Australia.

The Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) has launched FLIP - a new program designed to support female entrepreneurs, innovators and aspiring leaders across the Hunter and Central Coast.

A new transdermal drug delivery method using pulsating, fabricated microneedles presents a promising alternative to traditional painful subcutaneous injections.