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Twenty-five NSW government schools in communities with the least access to socio-educational advantage will benefit from a new research partnership project with the University of Newcastle’s Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC).

The University of Newcastle has congratulated Professor Craig Simmons for his appointment to the role of Chief Scientist for South Australia.

University of Newcastle secures top spots in global rankings

Clinical researchers from John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute and the University of Newcastle will launch a study into the cardiac causes of stroke thanks to $268,176 in funding from the Greater Charitable Foundation.

A new study has revealed a popular, holistic approach to managing an individual’s relationship with food and dieting has one clear benefit – reducing hunger. The Health at Every Size (HAES®) practice concentrates on intuitive eating behaviours, without focusing on changes in body weight or size.

Translational researcher Associate Professor Rachel Sutherland has been recognised in the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) 10 of the Best list for 2024.

A Newcastle research team has been exploring the role of vitamin A in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders.

Hundreds of students, staff and community members will gather in the University of Newcastle’s Great Hall today to officially welcome the institution’s eighth chancellor, the Honourable Patricia Forsythe AM.

A University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Local Health District partnership working to strengthen field epidemiology capacity, disease surveillance and outbreak response in the Pacific for the past 10 years has been awarded $7.5m in Australian Government funding to continue their important work supporting public health training programs in the region.

More than 200 industry, government officials, researchers, start-ups and university staff came together yesterday to celebrate the achievements of the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program.

The University of Newcastle’s Associate Professor Amy Maguire and Professor Craig Wheeler have been awarded prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-Career Industry Fellowships. More than $2.2m combined will fund their respective projects to support national human rights law reform; and to halve the energy used to convey Australia’s most valuable export commodities.