The University of Newcastle
Run like a girl
The game changing program revolutionising female participation in sport
New South Wales
The University of Newcastle
Teacher transformation scores top marks
A new way of teaching has helped turn the tables at Cessnock High School. The results speak for themselves.
Southern Cross University
ARC funds ‘climate smart’ rice breeding program to reduce crop’s environmental footprint
Picturesque fields of ponded rice paddies belie a severe environmental impact: the world’s most eaten staple food is a water-guzzling, high methane-emitting crop. SCU is tackling this challenge by breeding rice for Australia that grows without standing in flood-irrigation water.
Southern Cross University
High fail rate for melanoma self-checks increases cancer risk, new study finds
Australians are unable to recognise malignant melanomas on their own skin, calling into question the effectiveness of national self-detection guidelines, according to new Southern Cross University research.
Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University announces $10m gift from Blackmore Family Foundation
It’s the second major gift to Southern Cross from the Blackmore Family Foundation, the personal philanthropic trust of Mr Marcus Blackmore AM and his wife Caroline Furlong.
The University of Newcastle
Fight for justice
The fight to free Kathleen Folbigg – the woman once dubbed Australia’s worst female serial killer – started in 2013 with the University’s Legal Centre and its law students helping to drive the movement.
The University of Newcastle
Rerouting trauma
How cultural insight and the neuroscience of trauma is changing the conversation around youth violence.
The University of Newcastle
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 to improve First Nations health outcomes.
The University of Newcastle
Scientists unlock key to breeding ‘carbon gobbling’ plants with a major appetite
The discovery of how a critical enzyme ‘hidden in nature’s blueprint’ works sheds new light on how cells control key processes in carbon fixation, a process fundamental for life on Earth.
The University of Newcastle
Accelerating Startups with the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy Program
Housed at the University’s Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER), the Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) program is moving innovative technologies out of the lab and into global manufacturing.
The University of Newcastle
Walk-and-Talk: University of Newcastle team taking men’s therapy outdoors
Depression is a leading mental health concern in men. Yet, less than half of affected men seek professional help, and when they do, services are often not responsive to their needs.
The University of Newcastle
Global research warns climate change is increasing groundwater temperatures
Shallow groundwater is projected to warm on average between 2.1 and 3.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to a world-first global groundwater temperature model.