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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 • 19 Jan 2024
Dr. Alice Neikirk Awarded Prestigious HCSA Fellowship
News • 14 Dec 2023
Round Table Talks with AAUN Senior Members
Senior members of the Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) secretariat held round table discussions with the University of Newcastle’s staff with interests in Africa related research and engagement projects on 30th November 2023.
News • 12 Dec 2023
AAUN Senior Members Visit to the University of Newcastle
Senior members of the Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) secretariat (Emeritus Professor John Hearn and Associate Professor Grace Liu Flanagan) visited the University of Newcastle on 30th November to deepen relations with the University’s senior administrators.
News • 12 Dec 2023
Kat’s love of teaching inspiring students to follow in her footsteps
Katrina Miller-Little chuckles as she reflects on what she loves about being a teacher. After some contemplation, she settles on her ability to change her students’ perceptions of ‘boring’ subjects.
News • 30 Nov 2023
New research reveals encouraging step for Hunter renewal
New research has revealed that the majority of Hunter residents support the need for the region to transition to new sources of employment, a finding buffeted by the strong showings for the region in key social areas such as resilience and community.
News • 21 Nov 2023
Meet the female founders making their mark in the world
Twelve teams - all led by inspiring women - are harnessing the training, knowledge, resources and support provided by the team at I2N to turn their entrepreneurial ideas into success.
News • 17 Nov 2023
Game changer: Up to $40,000 teaching scholarships now available
In a bid to incentivize prospective educators, the Australian Government has unveiled a noteworthy scholarship initiative for those embarking on teaching degrees in 2024.
News • 15 Nov 2023
Using truth-telling to capture unexpected links between Newcastle and Ngukurr
University researchers have secured funding from the Australian Research Council to use collaborative storytelling to highlight historical links between Newcastle and Ngukurr - a remote Aboriginal community in Southeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
News • 13 Nov 2023
Seven teams secure $3.7m in ARC Discovery Project grants
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $3.7m in Discovery Project grants to seven University of Newcastle research teams.
News • 1 Nov 2023
New interactive report shows financial vulnerability hotspots across Australia
In the face of an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, a new interactive report reveals locations experiencing hardship and financial vulnerability across Australia.
News • 1 Nov 2023
Build without code, scale with code
Kelvin Htat, University of Newcastle Alumni, is the founder of Licode, a no-code platform that enables people to visually build scalable software applications.
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.