Last week we were treated to a guest lecture delivered by Dr Candice Boyd from the University of Melbourne. Candice provided an enlightening and insightful perspective on GeoHumanities. We learnt that about GeoHumanities, which is still a relatively new field […]
Friday 15 March, GEOG2080 students gathered at NewSpace and were tasked with observing the Newcastle CBD. Their goal was to observe the Hunter Street streetscape, and then reflect on how the design may influence who and how people behave and […]
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Third year coastal field trip (GEOS3220 Coastal Processes) 16 – 22 February. Our accommodation was at Elizabeth Beach Caravan Park, and the class room was the beautiful beaches; Elizabeth, Blueys and Shelley beach in the Pacific Palms area. On the […]
Read this interview with Zoe Lewis, an inspiring Developmental Studies undergraduate student at the University of Newcastle. Zoe highlights her passion and commitment for working with Indigenous youth communities.
All our current students, especially our first year students, are invited to our Welcome to Development Studies Event on Tuesday March 12 at 5.30PM. Come along and meet each other, have a chat and enjoy some pizza. Please let us […]
Our manuscript “Effect of Heat Treatment on the Compressive Behavior of Zinc Alloy ZA27 Syntactic Foam” has been accepted for publication in Materials. The paper is published in the special issue “Advanced and High Performance Metallic Foams” on the kind […]
Come and check us out on Facebook, Earth Science University of Newcastle. Please come and like, follow.. stalk our page! We’ll post interesting Earth Science related article and links, and the exciting research that we are involved with. Remember to […]
Our manuscript on functionally graded metal syntactic foam has been published in Materials & Design as an open access article. Abstract: In this research study a novel functionally graded metal syntactic foam (FG-MSF) was manufactured using ex- panded perlite and activated […]
Professor Simon Springer, along with his lovely family moved from Canada late last year to take up residence in Australia and at the University of Newcastle. Prof Springer’s research agenda explores the social and political exclusions that neoliberalism has engendered, […]
Our manuscript has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds. A free PDF can be downloaded until March 26, 2019. Abstract: This paper presents a systematic study on the interaction between particle strength, matrix ductility and the […]
How many of the above statements can you relate to? If it is a few, then Perfectionism might be relevant for you. For more information on what Perfectionism is, and how it can be problematic, check out my earlier blog post […]
Engage The 2019 Conference will attract: those with a professional interest in Mined Land Rehabilitation regulatory officers involved in the mining sector, Policy development and implementation new researchers, recent PhD, Masters and Honours graduates individuals and organisations representing the mining community […]
Caitlin Romanis*, Toby Mills, Brett Neilan PRESENTED AT ICHA2018 CONFERENCE Cyanobacteria from the Microcystis genus are commonly responsible for nuisance and potentially toxic algal blooms that disrupt the supply of water from the Western Treatment Plant, Victoria, to the surrounding […]
Joachim S. Larsen, Michelle Quezada, Konstantinos Vavitsas, Claudia Vickers and Brett A. Neilan ABSTRACT PRESENTED AT EAPS2018 SYMPOSIUM Cyanobacteria are known as prolific producers of bioactive metabolites many of which are assembled by specialized enzymes called polyketide synthases (PKSs) found co-localized […]
If you want to help change the world, first you need to understand it. Check out the majors below that are within the Bachelor of Science. Water, Climate and Soils If you’re passionate about finding new, sustainable ways to safeguard the […]
Michelle Ho, a University of Newcastle alumni, and now a Postdoctoral at Columbia University shares the implications and importance of her research in this video. Michelle’s research is focused on hydroclimatic variability and water resource risk analysis using paleoclimate information […]
Carolin von Lupin, Michelle Quezada, Rabia Mazmouz, Brett Neilan ABSTRACT PRESENTED AT: GRC – Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds Ribosomally synthesised and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) present a large class of natural products. Lanthipeptides, or lantibiotics, are the most abundant […]
Funding: These PhD opportunity does not guarantee a scholarship. To also be considered for a scholarship please submit an application in the relevant scholarship round. Genetic and Environmental Drivers of Neurotoxic Cyanobacterial Blooms Australian freshwater systems are plagued by toxic cyanobacterial […]
Author: Alescia Cullen A major reason cyanobacterial blooms are of nuisance is due to their ability to produce toxic compounds. One class of these compounds are the Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs), which encompass saxitoxin and its related analogues. Despite […]