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Our Plan
Our 2020-2025 Looking Ahead Strategic Plan.
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Equity, Excellence, Engagement and Sustainability underpin everything we do.
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Choose a degree or course that excites and motivates, where you will gain the knowledge, industry connections and real-world experience needed to create the career you want.
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Open Days 2024
Open Day is packed with everything you need to know about going to Uni. Participate in degree presentations, info sessions and tours of the campus. Enjoy a hands-on experience with our program activations, and ask our student ambassadors questions about uni life.
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Check out our full calendar of upcoming events happening across our campuses. We can't wait to see you here.
Acknowledgement of Country 00:40
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal Nation, Darkinjung Nation, Biripai Nation, Worimi Nation, Wonnarua Nation and Eora Nation. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.
Indigenous collaboration
We are proud of our record in Indigenous higher education, innovation and engagement, which has been driven by relationships with the Indigenous community and through the work of the Wollotuka Institute.
Our research impact
Our world-leading researchers translate new knowledge into innovations that make a real difference.
Collaborate and engage
Whether you are a business, NGO, charity organisation or simply an engaged member of the community, there is an opportunity for you to collaborate and engage with the University.
Our stories
Teacher transformation scores top marks
A new way of teaching has helped turn the tables at Cessnock High School. The results speak for themselves.
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How early entry schemes help Year 12 students experiencing disadvantage
During September, many Australian universities start making early offers to Year 12 students for a place next year. This is ahead of the main rounds of offers, due in January.
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Partnering to solve the Pacific plastics plight
Microplastics are notoriously hard to detect but their impact is significant. How deep is the problem in the Pacific Ocean? Scientists from Australia and Samoa teamed up to find out.
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Run like a girl
The game changing program revolutionising female participation in sport
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Is bioenergy ever truly green? It depends on 5 key questions
Plans to revive an old coal-fired power station using bioenergy are being considered in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Similar plans for the station have previously not gone ahead.
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Young Catholics seek new ways to ‘do church’
During a time of promising reformation in the Catholic church, unparalleled new insight into the thoughts and feelings of Catholic women has revealed a hunger for radical change.
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Newcastle Permanent and HMRI launch $2m health innovation partnership
Newcastle Permanent and the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) have announced a new partnership, powered by a two-million-dollar donation to advance the impact of medical research, nurture local talent, and drive breakthroughs to create the healthiest people on the planet.
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Millie’s pathway to becoming an inspiring teacher and making a change in community
The University of Newcastle is leading transformative change in rural and regional education, which is one thing that attracted proud Wiradjuri woman, Millie Mills, to the University. Millie relocated from Wellington and is currently in her second year of studying Education, something that she said is thanks to the Wollotuka Institute’s Yapug program.
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Australia’s health prevention programs set for $5m NHMRC check up
The University of Newcastle will lead a national research program aiming to transform Australia’s health prevention system and reduce the chronic disease burden.
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Fossil Fables strikes gold at 2024 Australian Good Design Awards
A unique exhibition which explores Australia’s complex relationship with coal mining has been recognised with a gold accolade in the prestigious 2024 Australian Good Design Awards.
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Collaborating for clean energy and coastal resilience in the Pacific
The University of Newcastle is proudly continuing its commitment to engagement in the Pacific region, with representatives signing an official Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) in Samoa this week.
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Calling all Newcastle and Hunter innovators to submit their solutions for a sustainable future
The Net Zero Grand Challenge is calling for innovators from Newcastle, the Hunter, and beyond to get involved and submit applications for their big ideas that will empower organisations to be accountable for their environmental performance.
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Featured events
50 Years Fifty Stories Central Coast Exhibition
The 50 stories that make up this exhibition, and accompanying commemorative book, capture just some of the transformative experiences our students have experienced through Open Foundation.
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Newcastle Writers Festival presents: An Evening with Jodi Picoult
Come along to this exciting event, launching Bestselling US writer, Jodi Picoult's latest book.
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Achieving Equitable Access to Education
The Hon. Fiona Nash, Regional Education Commissioner, will deliver a keynote address and then join our panel to discuss achieving equitable access to education.
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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.