2016 Recipients

Mark Kirby

Manager Planning and Quality

Strategy, Planning and Performance, Resources Division

As Mark develops a plan of improving planning functions and processes at UON, he will use his scholarship to visit United Kingdom (UK) universities and build case studies to inform strategic planning.

Jodi McLean

Research Grants Officer

Faculty of Science and IT

Jodi will visit two Asian universities that are rapidly ascending the Times Higher Rankings, The University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to learn best practice in university-industry collaborations.

Daniel Sneddon

Senior Technical Officer

School Architecture and Built Environment (SABE)

Daniel will visit Aarhus University in Denmark and focus on the integration of robotic tools and how robotic manufacturing techniques can influence the future of design and fabrication in architecture.

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.