Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
By fostering resilience, growing interprofessional skills, and mobilising collective action, our College is committed to delivering better, healthier living for our communities.
Enabling better, healthier living in our communities and beyond.
We are doctors, nurses and midwives. Pharmacists, occupational therapists, biomedical scientists, physiotherapists. Epidemiologists, nutritionists, radiographers. And so much more. We are leaders and listeners.
About our College
Our College strives to make a difference by preparing exemplary, career ready health care and health research professionals, and producing world-leading research that builds capacity for excellence in healthcare intervention.
Our Schools
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
School of Health Science
School of Medicine and Public Health
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Research stories
Buying time for stroke patients
Researchers at the University of Newcastle are pioneering a world‑first therapy that boosts the brain’s collateral blood flow, extending the treatment window for stroke patients and enabling more people to access life‑saving interventions.
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How 57,000 women are shaping health policy in Australia
Researchers from the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland have created the largest and longest-running women’s health study in Australian history – and its findings are shaping policy and practice at the state, national and international levels.
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Tracking flu outbreaks to improve public health
The University of Newcastle’s FluTracking program uses weekly crowd‑sourced data to detect the onset and severity of influenza and other respiratory illnesses, helping health officials monitor outbreaks across Australia and internationally.
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Research Institutes & Centres
Tackling the issues that matter to our regions and our world.
Education
Taught in state-of-the-art learning environments and inspired by passionate lecturers, our students are prepared for the health and medical workforce of today — and tomorrow.
Department of Rural Health
We facilitate community engagement activities, tackle rural health challenges through research, and support undergraduate placements within our NSW footprint for domestic allied health, medicine and nursing students from Commonwealth-funded universities.
Newcastle Academy of Health Professional Development
We offer a diverse range of short courses designed by experts to help boost your professional growth in flexible learning environments.
International Engagement
Through international research partnerships and our focus on creating life-ready, globally minded graduates, we proudly engage with countries across the world.
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Career-ready placement
Our strong connections to government bodies, industry and the community enable us to transform lives, and broaden learning opportunities for our students.
Newcastle researchers secure six ARC Future Fellowships to drive global innovation
Six University of Newcastle researchers have secured more than $6.6 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships to advance cutting-edge research, fill critical knowledge gaps and tackle major national and global challenges.
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winangay Tiny Forest Takes Root in Tamworth
The University of Newcastle's new winangay tiny forest was planted in Tamworth, marking 25 years of the Department of Rural Health and commemorating the establishment of the University's Tamworth campus.
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Rural Student Placements Help Deliver Life-Saving Care at AgQuip
A life-saving melanoma diagnosis made following a visit to the 2025 AgQuip Health Clinic is highlighting the important contribution University of Newcastle students make to the health and wellbeing of rural communities.
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Department of Rural Health celebrates 25 years of impact in Tamworth
The University of Newcastle's Department of Rural Health celebrated its 25th anniversary in Tamworth, bringing together staff, community partners and students to recognise a quarter century of improving health outcomes across rural and regional NSW.
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$10,000 to build your idea
The Circular Economy Grand Challenge is open. Get a team together, propose a way to help suppliers, businesses or consumers cut waste, and you could win up to $10,000 to build and test it over six months.
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New national research centre sets sights on improving ear health for Indigenous children
Improving ear health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is at the heart of a landmark national research initiative, to be led by Indigenous researchers and coordinated by the University of Newcastle.
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Public Health Career Expo
Discover your future in Public Health. Curious about where a career in public health could take you? Join the University of Newcastle's inaugural Public Health Careers Expo for a dynamic day of networking, inspiration, and hands-on career development.
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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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The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.