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News • 16 Oct 2023

The best team player: robot or human?

Do teams perform better when working collaboratively or competitively? How does a human perform when working alongside AI?

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Featured story • 23 Jun 2023

Cancer Is Not A ‘Battle’, So Let’s Stop With All The War Analogies

The battle metaphor of cancer has become part of our vernacular and it takes effort to challenge that. But, the pervasive nature of cancer and many chronic illnesses means that there has never been a better time than now for us all to be conscious of using the language that is appropriate for the person living the experience.

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News • 4 May 2023

Hunter bird jet sets to Japan

A Bar-tailed Godwit shorebird from Stockton NSW has been sighted more than 8000 km north in the Ramsar-listed Higashiyoka-higata mudflats in Japan – a frequent ‘layover’ site for migratory birds.

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News • 5 Jul 2022

New partnership addressing children’s trauma

Mothers and children escaping domestic and family violence are being supported by a new partnership between Jenny’s Place and the University of Newcastle’s School of Psychological Sciences.

News • 15 Oct 2021

University of Newcastle researcher impresses at pitching competition

Associate Professor Sally McFadden was one of a number of pre-startups and startups linked to NSW universities who pitched their solutions to global challenges at the NSW Pearcey Awards University Pitch Competition securing prize money and mentorship.

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News • 4 Aug 2021

Newcastle researcher-led team developing defences for the battleground of the future

A team of cognitive scientists, led by Dr Scott Brown and Dr Ami Eidels of the University of Newcastle’s School of Psychological Sciences, have received a grant of $756,538 over three years to help prepare Australia for the battleground of the future – cyberspace.

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News • 8 Jul 2021

Hunter people to benefit from local research into dementia tests and treatments

Two exciting new research studies that will look to identify those most at risk of developing dementia and then attempt to delay or stop its development are underway in the Hunter New England region.

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News • 13 May 2021

DadPlay: Tackling challenging behaviour in 3–5-year-olds

Australian fathers in rural, regional and remote areas, who are raising children aged three to five, with challenging behaviour, will have a helping hand through a new mobile-phone-based service.

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News • 13 Nov 2020

University of Newcastle secures over $6 million in ARC funding

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded the University of Newcastle more than $6 million in competitive research funding through its Discovery Projects and Linkage Projects schemes.

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News • 22 Oct 2020

Am I a fraud? Imposter feelings in elite Olympic level coaching

How do gender stereotypes create imposter feelings that halt the progression of women to elite coaching roles?

Activate Study - Frini Karayanidis

News • 12 Oct 2020

ACTIVate Study

Prof Frini Karayanidis leads the UON team in the Functional Neuroimaging Lab that runs the ACTIVate Study. This is a joint project with the University of South Australia, Flinders University, University of Adelaide and University of Illinois, USA.

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News • 1 Oct 2020

Our researchers recognised in The Australian’s Research 2020 magazine

The Australian's Research 2020 magazine paid tribute to several University of Newcastle researchers for their track record of excellence and contribution to their fields.