Glencore’s Craig Strudwick and Dr Brett Graham with the LASU.
April 30, 2015

A laser-equipped microscope that gives brain researchers unparalleled insight into mental illness has just been installed at the University of Newcastle.

Flutracking
April 29, 2015

National surveillance system is encouraging the community to share their symptoms this flu season. Flutracking.net is designed to alert health officials to epidemic outbreaks of the potentially life-threatening disease.

Executive job vacancy – come and work at the “knowledge factory”!
April 28, 2015

Opportunity knocks for a commercially-savvy and community-minded executive to join the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) as it continues its global push towards the implementation of translational medical research excellence.

Blood flow test
April 27, 2015

Researchers at the University of Newcastle’s Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC) have a new study aimed at guiding women aged 45-plus towards healthy ageing.

Professor Xu Dong Zhang
March 31, 2015

Professor Zhang believes RIP1 sits near the top of signalling pathways for melanoma. Controlling its levels could therefore curb a series of subsequent signals, preventing further tumour growth.

Health Check
March 31, 2015

Australians love Easter but it seems we love Easter eggs more, spending more than A$185 million on chocolate over the holiday break.

 Vestibular Neuroscience by Lauren Poppi
March 20, 2015

By Lauren Poppi
PhD Candidate, PRC for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Newcastle.

How do we understand the world around us?  A seemingly simple question.

Dr Melinda Hutchesson
March 19, 2015

Young women looking for inspiration to achieve a healthy weight have the opportunity to enrol in a targeted program soon to be trialled by nutrition researchers at the University of Newcastle.

Nienke de Vlieger (left) and Tamara Bucher
March 17, 2015

Nutrition behaviour scientists Dr Tamara Bucher and Nienke de Vlieger are looking to recruit 80 people aged 18-30 for a snack-sorting task and survey.

Associate Professor Murray Cairns
March 12, 2015

University of Newcastle molecular biologist Associate Professor Murray Cairns has received $800,000 in funding for a major genetic study of schizophrenia, with the aim of developing better treatments for the complex neurological condition.