Human and Social Futures
With strong connections to industry, our College delivers education and research grounded in contemporary issues affecting the world today.
To inspire, enrich and transform humanity.
We are historians, educators, Aboriginal artists, social workers and physical activity experts. Lawyers, business strategists, financial analysts, entrepreneurs, and global marketers. We are content-creators, musicians, game designers and filmmakers. We are Indigenous rights advocates, innovators, criminologists, poets and global change agents. We are so much more.
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About our College
Our College is highly respected for our teaching quality and research, with learning methods that ensure our students have high-level professional skills to graduate confident, skilled and life-ready.
Our Schools
Newcastle Business School
Newcastle Law School
School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences
School of Education
The Asia Pacific Research Centre (APRC) has been established within the College of Human and Social Futures to play a leading role at the University of Newcastle, Australia, to pursue partnerships, engagement, and impact in the Asia Pacific region.
Research stories
Healthy Dads Healthy Kids
A world-first healthy lifestyle program targeting fathers has been transforming the health of men and their families in the Hunter region for nearly a decade. Now it's going global.
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How 57,000 women are shaping health policy in Australia
University of Newcastle education researchers have transformed teaching practices and student outcomes in more than 2,500 schools - and they are just getting started.
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Concussion research proves game-changing
Researchers have created a world-first digital map to expose massacres on Australia's Colonial Frontier.
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Teaching and Learning
Our students gain a professional edge through real-world, practical experience designed to give them the skills, knowledge and professional networks needed to excel in your chosen field.
International Engagement
Our College has a strong reputation for global collaboration and success through our partnerships, research, and student experience opportunities.
Real world experience – Reid McManus working with BMG artists Dune Rats and Hockey Dad 02:17
Work Integrated Learning
By collaborating with industry on ground-breaking research and through connecting students with opportunities for real-world experience, our students graduate work and life-ready.
Schools improve overall wellbeing with an inexpensive program that gets kids moving
Many young people’s mental health declined during the pandemic. Changing school culture to increase children’s physical activity at school helps to reverse this trend, researchers have found.
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Quality Teaching Rounds recognised for Research Impact
The University of Newcastle's Teachers and Teaching Research Centre has won the prestigious Engagement Australia 2022 Excellence Award for Outstanding Engagement for Research Impact.
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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 funding from the Australia Research Council’s Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.
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Exploring the connection between caring and women's cardiovascular health
Researchers are investigating the connection between caring duties and the cardiovascular health of female carers, specifically women who are caring for people with stroke.
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Empowering teachers to empower each other
The pandemic highlighted the value of teachers like no other time in recent history. University of Newcastle education researchers and the Paul Ramsay Foundation have supported them every step of the way.
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Shaping a better tomorrow together
On Gifting Day, 9 March, our global community came together to make a collective impact through kindness. And what a day it was. Together we showed the extraordinary power of collective action – raising an incredible $323,118 in 24 hours.
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In-person, application support: Write your LEADERSHIP statement - NHMRC Investigator Grant Support
Led by HMRI Director Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin and the HMRI Grant Development Team, this in-person writing workshop is a chance to shape your LEADERSHIP Statement with input from colleagues, mentors, and the University’s support teams
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Information Day
Join us on campus at our ATAR Info Day to get all your questions answered to kick start your uni journey! Questions about studying in 2023 or didn’t quite get the marks you need? Our ATAR Info Day is a chance to chat with our admissions and pathways teams to help you understand your entry options.
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College contacts
General enquiries
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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.