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News • 6 Mar 2024
Professor Penny Jane Burke delivers University Accord Summit keynote address
The University of Newcastle’s Professor Penny Jane Burke, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education and UNESCO Chair in Equity, Social Justice and Higher Education, delivered a powerful keynote address titled "Transformative Reimagining: Sustainable Higher Education for Equity and Social Justice" at this year's University Accord Summit.
News • 28 Feb 2024
Students and teachers host a big party for language lovers
For the first time on Callaghan campus, UON students and teaching staff across Modern Languages and Linguistics hosted a welcome party that brought together more than 120 language enthusiasts from the local communities.
News • 27 Feb 2024
National University Teaching Awards celebrate outstanding educators at the University of Newcastle
Five University of Newcastle academics have been honoured with the prestigious Australian Awards for University Teaching.
News • 26 Feb 2024
Ministers Visit University of Newcastle Tax Clinic
On Wednesday, February 21st, the University of Newcastle Tax Clinic alongside Professor Mark Hoffman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Vice-President) and Mr Nathan Towney (Acting Pro Vice-Chancello of the College of Human and Social Futures) received a prestigious visit from The Honourable Stephen Jones MP, Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Financial Services, alongside Ms. Sharon Claydon MP.
News • 23 Feb 2024
Academic Excellence Scholarships Recognising Outstanding Performance
Congratulations to our 32 scholars who have received $10,000 for academic excellence.
News • 22 Feb 2024
Human rights protections will fill the gaps in people accessing the right to education
Too many people, especially children, do not have full access to their right to education, a new report, authored by the University of Newcastle’s Centre for Law and Social Justice in collaboration with the Human Rights Law Centre, has found.
News • 22 Feb 2024
Happier in the Hunter: promising findings for young people
Despite the challenges that young people in regional areas face, new data reveals Hunter youth are happier than their peers in capital cities.
News • 21 Feb 2024
‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ operating in the red
Parents offering their children a leg-up on the property ladder are at increased risk of financial elder abuse, a new study finds.
News • 14 Feb 2024
Exciting news for the University of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music
News • 8 Feb 2024
$438,000 funding to boost cleantech innovation in the Hunter
Local clean technology innovators will have more opportunity to bring their products to market with the NSW Government awarding $438,375 in funding for the University of Newcastle’s Hunter Cleantech Accelerator.
News • 29 Jan 2024
$1m awarded to Purai Global Indigenous History Centre for research championing the value of truth telling
Two separate projects, one with the Department of Education (DoE), the other an ARC Discovery grant will engage in Indigenous histories from Indigenous perspectives with a view to advancing reconciliation and build meaningful connections across Australia.
News • 24 Jan 2024
Monica McMahon celebrated at ‘Being an Australian’ awards
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.