News and Events

News

News • 20 Dec 2016

2016: a year in research innovation

The University of Newcastle celebrates research success in 2016. We’d like to highlight just some of our successes.

News • 19 Dec 2016

New UN partnership for UON

The University of Newcastle (UON) has been welcomed as an institutional partner of UN-Habitat

News • 16 Dec 2016

How cardio risk impacts cognitive ageing

Researchers at UON have discovered that brain ageing is impacted by heart health.

News • 15 Dec 2016

Prestigious pharmacology fellowship awarded

Professor Geoff Isbister, is one of 44 international researchers awarded a Fellowship to the British Pharmacological Society.

News • 15 Dec 2016

Engineering a better solution for industry

Dr Galina Mirzaeva has been awarded over $158 000 by ACARP for an exciting industry collaboration.

News • 15 Dec 2016

Research leader recognised with renewal of Laureate title

Professor Graeme Jameson AO, ARC Discovery Outstanding Research Award Fellow in the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, has been …

News • 14 Dec 2016

Important Quit-Smoking Research funded

Associate Professor Gillian Gould has been awarded a $100 000 through the Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme.

News • 09 Dec 2016

Cancer treatment for animals on the research fast-track

A team of UON researchers is one step closer to having their research innovation delivered through a national acceleration program.

News • 06 Dec 2016

2016 Vice-Chancellor's award winners announced

On Monday 5 December, the 2016 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence celebrated the exceptional achievements of colleagues over the past year.

News • 05 Dec 2016

UON Heart Foundation 2017 Research Funding

University of Newcastle researchers awarded highly competitive Heart Foundation grants.

News • 05 Dec 2016

2017 NHMRC Project Grants funding success

UON researchers have been awarded funding for an array of projects including stroke, asthma, mental health and cancer treatment.

News • 02 Dec 2016

Participants wanted for dementia study

What impact does cognitive impairment due to dementia have on the ability to understand non-verbal communication?

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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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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