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'Nobody else does this': Newcastle's Institute for Regional Futures launches

"We see ourselves as being experts in regions and regionalism and the drivers of regions. Nobody else does this."

Newcastle Herald · Sep 27, 2022

Aged care mental health research shares in $2.2 million funding for university

"A lot of loss is involved in the move to residential aged care."

Newcastle Herald · Sep 23, 2022

Country can mourn the monarch and face colonial truth, university Indigenous leader says

"The impacts of colonisation are not just felt at that time but it's that generational impact that we see today."

Newcastle Herald · Sep 23, 2022

Food as medicine: could prescribing fruit and vegetables become part of healthcare?

Decades of healthy eating advice have failed to stem the tide of lifestyle-related disease. Could prescribing healthy food help?

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2022

New country, new community — Hanieh found so much more than fitness at her local parkrun

When Hanieh moved to Australia from Iran, she met her future husband and became part of a community within two weeks — all sparked from one event.

ABC News · Sep 16, 2022

University carbon capture start-up looking to explore for material near Gloucester

"MCi Carbon intends to explore the serpentinite rock body located at Mt George."

Newcastle Herald · Sep 12, 2022

Quick plays: All you need to know from a weekend of sport in Newcastle

Grand final glory and seasons ended in heartbreak.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 5, 2022

How grand final MVP Sammie Chicken rediscovered her love of the game: Netball

The 19-year-old threw everything at it on Saturday.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 4, 2022

Fully charged and ready to drive change around Australia

Printed solar panel inventor Paul Dastoor has heard it a thousand times - "what happens when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow?" In response, the University of Newcastle physicist politely requests the renewable energy sceptics to reflect on those once swore the petrol-powered car could never supersede…

Newcastle Herald · Sep 3, 2022

University of Newcastle welcoming students with one hand, cutting staff pay with the other

University staff are well and truly feeling the squeeze.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 3, 2022