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The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research is thrilled to announce that we have now commenced an international collaboration with the Gregory lab at the Duke University Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Centre, led by Professor Simon Gregory.

The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research is thrilled to announce that we have now commenced an international collaboration with the Gregory lab at the Duke University Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Centre, led by Professor Simon Gregory.

Alumni and colleagues from GHD have clocked up tens of thousands of kilometres swimming, cycling and running together to raise funds for scholarships to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the University of Newcastle.

Thanks to your incredible generosity during last year’s Gifting Day, the Speech Pathology Early Intervention for Rural and Regional Children (SPEIR) program is making a profound difference for young children and families in rural and regional New South Wales.

Thanks to your incredible generosity during last year’s Gifting Day, the Speech Pathology Early Intervention for Rural and Regional Children (SPEIR) program is making a profound difference for young children and families in rural and regional New South Wales.

A digital service that has supported the mental wellbeing of more than 20,000 fathers in rural and remote communities is …

Backed by NSW Health's Cardiovascular Senior and Early- to Mid-Career Researcher Grant, two University of Newcastle researchers are leading projects to deliver better health outcomes.

Each year 27,500 Australians die from preventable diet-related diseases. Thanks to generous funding from the nib foundation, University of Newcastle researchers are helping Australians be more informed about their nutrition-related health.

Each year 27,500 Australians die from preventable diet-related diseases. Thanks to generous funding from the nib foundation, University of Newcastle researchers are helping Australians be more informed about their nutrition-related health.

A cohort of Papua New Guinean health professionals has joined the university to undertake a Graduate Certificate in Nutrition.

We’re delighted to announce that three researchers in the Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research have been awarded funding in the 2024/2025 Tour de Cure grant round.

At its meeting on 30 August 2024, the University Council passed a special resolution approving an increase in the number of its elected student members. From 1 January 2025, student representation on the Council will include an undergraduate and a postgraduate student position providing for a greater diversity of student perspectives.