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In the face of an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, a new interactive report reveals locations experiencing hardship and financial vulnerability across Australia.

Over the last few months, we have been thrilled to welcome three new PhD scholars, funded under the UNESCO Chair in Equity, Social Justice and Higher Education at the University of Newcastle.

The University of Newcastle’s science programs have ranked as some of the best in the world, moving up in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Subject Rankings.

The University of Newcastle’s commitment to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff has been officially recognised, with the University being named the first university in Australia to receive a ‘Cygnet Award’ for Indigenous Cultural Competency.

University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong (UOW) partnered with Business Illawarra and Business Hunter today to bring together more than 80 key government and industry stakeholders to discuss the best approach to drive economic and social change through innovation.

With support from many generous donors to the 2023 LGBTQIA+ Shaping Futures Scholarship, Bachelor of Social Work (honours) student Luke is sharing his unique perspectives to help others.

True crime may be one of the world’s most popular genres of entertainment but, for our students, the work to address injustice begins much closer to home, in the Justice Clinic at the University of Newcastle.

More than forty years since the chance meeting at West Lake in Hangzhou, China that sparked the friendship between Jack Ma and the Morley family, the Ma & Morley scholars visited China for a unique cultural exchange.

As the inaugural recipient of the BMG Indigenous Scholarship in 2021, Belle completed her Work Integrated Learning experience with BMG in Sydney. Read about her career in the music industry and see what a day in her life looks like.

In a groundbreaking initiative, the New South Wales Department of Education has teamed up with the University of Newcastle to launch a pilot project to retrain secondary teachers to attain mathematics teaching accreditation.

Meet the I2N Accelerator 2023 cohort

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.