News and Events

News

News • 20 Oct 2016

Unexpected partnerships in engineering and biomedicine

Engineers are leading the way in finding surprising solutions to complex problems using interdisciplinary thinking.

News • 19 Oct 2016

Jacqueline Bailey to Present at World’s Largest Modelling, Simulation and Training Conference

jacqueline bailey to present at worlds largest modelling, simulation and training conference

News • 17 Oct 2016

Landmark poetry anthology nears publication

This anthology makes the case for this country’s poetry as a broadening of the universal set for all English-speakers.

News • 17 Oct 2016

Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin awarded for innovation

Congratulations to Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin who was awarded the 2016 NSW Premier’s Prize for Energy Innovation in NSW.

News • 13 Oct 2016

Clean water collaboration wins major International award

University of Newcastle’s Professor Robert Melchers has received an international award with a team of national and international researchers and water utilitie

News • 12 Oct 2016

How are dietary intakes measured?

A team of UON researchers, led by Professor Clare Collins, is collaborating with national and international experts in order to improve the understanding of how

News • 12 Oct 2016

Project management research awarded for excellence

University of Newcastle researchers Dr Amir Salehipour and Miss Leila M. Naeni have been presented with the prestigious Project Management Achievement (Research

News • 11 Oct 2016

UON furthers its support for mental health reform in Ghana

Associate Professor Chris Kewley is travelling to Ghana, West Africa for the country's third Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference.

News • 10 Oct 2016

Dr Gillian Gould: 2016 Alan Chancellor Award winner

UON researcher Dr Gillian Gould was awarded for her substantial body of research into smoking cessation with the GP’s highest award.

News • 10 Oct 2016

Laureate Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher new AAHMS fellow

Laureat Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

News • 06 Oct 2016

2016 Glove Box Guide to Mental Health Launched in Orange

The Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH), in partnership with The Land newspaper and the Rural Adversity Mental …

News • 05 Oct 2016

Lifetime achievement award for Laureate Professor Jameson

Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson was recently presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC).

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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