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News • 01 Dec 2016
Accolades for UON Education at AARE conference
UON’s School of Education has been honoured for its outstanding work with numerous accolades at the Australian Association for Research …
News • 01 Dec 2016
UON hosts 2016 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference
Associate Professor Frini Karayanidis (pictured below with ‘Best Oral Presentation’ winner, PhD (Psychology) candidate, Patrick Cooper, and ‘Best Fast Talk’ …
News • 28 Nov 2016
Batterham Medal awarded to UON engineering innovator
Dr Andrew Fleming has been awarded the 2016 Batterham Medal by the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)
News • 25 Nov 2016
UON researcher a Tomorrow Maker
UON researcher Dr Emma Beckett has been awarded a grant in the AMP Tomorrow Fund round.
News • 22 Nov 2016
Excellence in Innovation awarded
UON researchers translate research into practical solutions for industry and community.
News • 22 Nov 2016
Monash Scholar is Cambridge bound
UON Alumna Catherine Richards has been awarded a prestigious Monash scholarship to Cambridge University in the UK.
News • 22 Nov 2016
Engineering graduate secures John Monash scholarship
Engineering graduate, Catherine Richards, received a prestigious John Monash Scholarship valued at $200,000 to carry out postgraduate study at Cambridge
News • 17 Nov 2016
Early Career accolades for fertility research
Fertility researcher Dr Kate Redgrove has been recognised for her outstanding work on one of the major molecular mechanisms in the male reproductive system.
News • 15 Nov 2016
Project grant to investigate challenges for managing waste in construction
Professor Peter Davis, Chair, Construction Management at UON will lead a team who aim to challenge existing waste management strategies in construction.
News • 14 Nov 2016
Veterans mental health program receives grant
University of Newcastle (UON) researchers from the Centre for Resources Health and Safety (CRHS) have been successful in receiving a …
News • 11 Nov 2016
Public health pioneer honoured on $3.6m HMRI Awards night
Professor John Wiggers, A/Prof Jodie Simpson and Dr Andrew Bivard awarded for their research excellence.
News • 11 Nov 2016
A shift in perspective: Australia found to tilt and gyrate with the weather
World-first discovery shows Australia tilts and shifts in response to Europe's weather.
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.
In person
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.
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.
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.
In person
GFF26: Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals
Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond.
In person
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.
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.