Professor Robert Newton is the Foundation Professor in Exercise and Sports Science at Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Perth, Western Australia. Current major research directions include exercise as medicine for reducing fatigue and decline in strength, body composition and functional ability in cancer patients. Professor Newton is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Fellow of Exercise and Sports Science Australia. He has published over 560 journal and conference papers and abstracts, two books, 14 book chapters and has a current h-Index of 57 with his work being cited over 13,378 times. His research has attracted $15Million in research funding.