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News • 15 Oct 2025

Tour de Cure powering cancer breakthroughs 

Tour de Cure has generously invested over $750,000 into cancer research at the University of Newcastle, supporting PhD students, early career researchers and leading scientists. This vital funding has fuelled innovative research tackling cancer from every angle – prevention, treatment and survivorship – and helped accelerate discoveries that change lives.

News • 24 Sep 2025

$18.7 million boost for brain cancer breakthrough renews hope for families

A Newcastle-led research team, backed by national and international experts, is forging ahead in its mission to develop a life-saving treatment for the most aggressive and lethal of brain cancers – high grade gliomas (HGG), following the announcement of an $18.7 million Australian Government grant.

News • 30 Apr 2025

New research funding for the fight against cancer

Two Cancer Council NSW grants will support University of Newcastle research that aims to increase cancer survival and improve quality of life.

News • 31 Mar 2025

Brain cancer researchers strive for a breakthrough

The University of Newcastle team dedicated to developing breakthrough treatments for the most lethal form of childhood cancer, Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG), is forging ahead with its mission to give hope to Australian children and their families in desperate need of treatment.

News • 27 Sep 2024

AI driving breakthroughs in inflammatory bowel disease

Generous funding from The McCusker Charitable Foundation is helping University of Newcastle researchers use artificial intelligence (AI) to fast-track treatment innovations for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

News • 21 May 2024

Beyond the needle: what drives athletes to dope?

Coaches, government agencies, sponsors – even family and friends – are having an influence whether an athlete chooses to dope according to new research from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

News • 17 May 2024

Professor Dun recognised with Australian Society for Medical Research award

The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) has announced Professor Matt Dun from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute as the recipient of the esteemed 2024 ASMR Medallist award.

News • 06 May 2024

Sector-first approach to Indigenous health research

Community members and top medical bodies across the Hunter and New England regions have joined forces in a powerful bid …

News • 06 May 2024

Sector-first approach to Indigenous health research

Community members and top medical bodies across the Hunter and New England regions have joined forces in a powerful bid …

News • 06 May 2024

Sector-first approach to Indigenous health research

Community members and top medical bodies across the Hunter and New England regions have joined forces in a powerful bid …

News • 01 May 2024

Research team secures funding to advance breast cancer care

Associate Professor Nikki Verrills and Dr Severine Roselli have secured funding from the National Breast Cancer Foundation to explore a new therapeutic approach for treatment-resistant breast cancer.

News • 29 Apr 2024

From the Classroom to the Operating Room: Emily Mason’s Journey as an Indigenous Female Surgeon

For proud Gamilaroi woman, Emily Mason, the path to becoming one of the country’s only Indigenous traumatology specialist surgeons has …

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