2025 Employability Excellence Awards
As the University of Newcastle celebrates 60 years of serving our regions, we proudly recognise the students, staff, and industry collaborators honoured in this year’s Employability Excellence Awards.
These awards showcase the people and partnerships that help prepare our students for life beyond university - through career-ready placements, extracurricular activities, entrepreneurship, innovative teaching, and impactful industry engagement.
The achievements featured here reflect the diverse ways our community supports life-ready graduates. Congratulations to all of our 2025 award recipients and highly commended nominees.
Student Awards
We are proud to announce the student achievers who have excelled in developing their employability beyond the classroom. These awards showcase outstanding student achievements in industry placement, community engagement, and entrepreneurship.
Industry Awards
Our industry, business and community partners are integral to helping our students become life-ready, professionally engaged, and excited about their future beyond University. Congratulations to all the organisations recognised in these awards for your contribution to the preparation of our graduates.
Staff Awards
Congratulations to our staff achievers who have enabled our students to experience meaningful and consequential workplace activity. Their dedication to building the employability of our students is critical in achieving the goal of producing life-ready graduates.
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.