News and Events
News
News • 4 Apr 2024
Arts scholarship inspires Nik's novel approach
Nik Ynez is the 2023 recipient of the Patricia Jensen Arts Scholarship, established from the estate of Patricia Jensen (nee Smith) to honour her love of literature and the arts. Thanks to ongoing support from a generous donor, the scholarship continues to encourage students to achieve their dreams through education.
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 • 23 Jan 2024
Female leadership key to community ‘saving itself’ in unprecedented trauma
As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers’ flooding looms, new research has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed.
News • 6 Oct 2023
Bayira: Catching songs, stories and dreams
An event celebrating the creativity and stories of First Nations Novocastrians by focusing on dreams for the future was hosted by Purai Global Indigenous History Centre at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music in September 2023.
News • 12 Sep 2023
Australian Catholic women echo the global call for church reform
Australian Catholic women are echoing their international sisters’ hunger for church reform, new research has shown.
News • 1 Aug 2023
Research shows small grants have significant impact on disadvantaged families
Small financial grants can have a significant and lasting positive impact on the lives of the young people they assist, new research has found.
News • 3 May 2023
LGBTQIA+ engagement with ‘hybrid spaces’ in the Hunter: perspectives on consent, safety and expression
As part of an ongoing program of research into LGBTQIA+ experiences in the Hunter, researchers at the University of Newcastle (Dr Justin Ellis, Dr David Betts, Professor Jane Goodman-Delahunty and Associate Professor Karen Blackmore) are looking for members of the LGBTQIA+ community aged 18 and over who speak English to share their experiences of engagement with ‘hybrid spaces’ – such as the use of devices like mobile phones, tablets or gaming in public space.
News • 22 Nov 2022
New funding to boost TLCMap's 'Advanced Techniques and Big Data' project
The Time-Layered Cultural Map of Australia (TLCMap) will continue its growth and development following the announcement of $472,543 in new funding from the Australia Research Council’s Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme for 2023.
Events
Event • 16 May 2024 from 10:30am - 4:00pm
Creative Careers
If you’re studying media and communication, visual communication design, or music and performing arts, this is a great opportunity to hear about how to carve out a career in the industry. Alumni and industry panellists will share their experience on finding their career path.
Event • 21 May 2024 from 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Spill the Tea on an SDG: Human and Social Futures Edition
Discover insights on innovative spaces and challenges in Human and Social Futures, with a focus on SDG Goal 12.3
Event • 23 May 2024 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Book Launch - Creativity and Creative Industries in Regional Australia
The book launch is the final activity associated with an ARC Linkage project looking at the creative industries in the Hunter as a creative system in action. The book analyses the cultural and creative industries of the Hunter, offering a new theoretical view of its creative ecosystem.
Event • 24 May 2024 from 7:30pm - 9:00pm
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Performs Ngapa William Cooper
Ngapa William Cooper is a musical tribute to the life of Yorta Yorta activist William Cooper, an Aboriginal activist who played a pivotal role in establishing equal rights for Aboriginal Australians and led the Australian Aborigine’s League protest against the events of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany.
Event • 26 May 2024 from 10:30am - 12:00pm
Community Strings Concert
Come along to this Community Music showcase to see our strings students perform in a variety of solo and small group arrangements.
Event • 1 Jun 2024 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
A Night of Big Band Music
Featuring some of the best young jazz musicians in Australia, established Newcastle musicians and international arranger / composer Remy Le Boeuf, this concert will be an incredible night of high energy and sophisticated big band music encompassing many genres.
Event • 2 Jun 2024 from 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Newcastle Youth Orchestra Celebrating 150 Years of Schoenberg
Resonance and Revolution: Celebrating 150 years of Arnold Schoenberg will showcase the Newcastle Youth Orchestra conducted by Dr Ian Cook presenting the Australian Premiere of Arnold Schoenberg’s 7 Cabaret Songs, in celebration of his150th birthday, featuring highly accomplished soloist Sara Carvahlo.
Event • 5 Jun 2024 from 7:00pm - 9:30pm
CMM3 UON Students present: Bands at the Claro
The University of Newcastle's Bachelor of Music students welcome you to their performance showcase at the Clarendon Hotel!
Event • 14 Jun 2024 at 6:00pm
The Song Company presents: The Stars Turn
Celebrating the wealth of Australian music commissioned and performed by The Song Company over its illustrious 40-year history
Event • 15 Jun 2024 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
2024 Goldfish Filmfest
Students from Communication, Music, and Design worked together to write, design, act, film, and edit short films, documentaries and animations.
Event • 20 Jun 2024
Sydney Alumni & Friends Event
Join us for an 'In Conversation' with Adam McWhinney, Chief Experience Officer of Temple & Webster and University of Newcastle alumnus, as he shares "CXO Insights: Redefining the Digital Customer Journey." Moderated by Professor James Skinner, this event offers insights into online customer engagement, digital market trends, and Temple & Webster's success.
Event • 22 Jun 2024 from 7:00pm - 10:00pm
James Morrison Meets Newcastle Wind Orchestra
Join us for an evening of jazz with multi-instrumentalist James Morrison. Performing for one show only with Newcastle Wind Orchestra, this intimate concert is an amazing opportunity to experience one of Australia's most talented and versatile jazz musicians.
Event • 24 Jun 2024 from 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Wind Student Recital
Come along to support the Conservatorium wind students as they showcase their fantastic skills and learnings from their lessons thus far.
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.