University of Newcastle
The University of Newcastle consistently ranks in Australia’s top 10 Universities for research. The Australian Government rates Newcastle as the nation’s top university for applied mathematics (insert link to http://carma.newcastle.edu.au/). The University of Newcastle’s social sciences and religious studies (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/research/groups/) received the highest rating in the Federal Government’s Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) research quality assessment. The QS Stars world university rankings rates the University of Newcastle as a five star University for research. Newcastle is home to the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au//research/nier/) , the most comprehensive facility of its kind in Australia. We have an emerging strength in humanities and social sciences research (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/research/groups/) and a successful track record commercialising research through our commercial arm, Newcastle Innovation (insert link to http://newcastleinnovation.com.au/).
Our research capabilities include:
Arts and education
Education (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/institute/educational-research-institute-newcastle/)
Humanities (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/institute/humanities-research/)
Indigenous higher education (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/institute/wollotuka/research/)
Physical activity and nutrition (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/pan/)
Religion and religious studies (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/research/groups/grit/)
Social inclusion (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/institute/research-institute-for-social-inclusion-and-wellbeing/)
Social sciences (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/research/groups/)
Business and Law
Business (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/faculty/business-law/research/)
Law (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/faculty/business-law/research/)
Energy and the environment
Sustainable use of coasts and catchments (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/environmental-and-life-sciences/research/research-centres-and-groups/sustainable-use-of-coasts-and-catchments.html)
Energy (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/nier/ ) (and insert second link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/energy/)
Environment (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/tfi/index.html)
Infrastructure performance and reliability (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cipar/)
Organic electronics and biosensors (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/coe/)
Health and medical
Asthma and respiratory diseases (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/card/)
Brain and mental health (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au//research-centre/ctnmh/)
Bioinformatics, biomarker discovery and information-based medicine (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cibm/)
Gender, health and ageing (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/gha/)
Health behaviour (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/health-behaviour/)
Physical activity and nutrition (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/pan/)
Reproductive Science (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/crs/)
Mathematics
Computer assisted research mathematics and its applications (insert link to http://carma.newcastle.edu.au/)
Science and engineering
Advanced particle processing (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/capp/)
Bulk solids handling (insert link to http://www.bulksolids.com.au/index.html)
Built environment (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/ciber/)
Chemical biology (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/ccb/)
Complex dynamic systems and control (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cdsc/)
Urban and regional studies (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/urban-and-regional-studies/)
Geotechnical and materials modelling (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-centre/cgmm/)
Plant science (insert link to http://wwwdemo.newcastle.edu.au/research/capabilities/)
Space physics (insert link to http://plasma.newcastle.edu.au/)
Surface and nanoscience (insert link to http://www.newcastle.edu.au/Resources/Faculties/Faculty%20of%20Science%20and%20IT/Research/brochure_SNG.pdf)
For more information, please contact
Belinda Peden
Research Development Officer
University of Newcastle
P: +61 2 4921 7991
M: 0417 050 295
E: mailto:michael.vandijk@newcastle.edu.au Belinda.Peden@newcastle.edu.au