Engagement

Man in ceremonial graduation robes smiling at camera

News • 18 Oct 2023

Farewell from the Chancellor

University Chancellor, Mr Paul Jeans, will retire at the end of the year following more than 10 years at the helm of our University Council.

Two students in blazers with their backs to the camera, watching a glider head towards a target in a sports hall

News • 11 Oct 2023

Gliding into a more sustainable future

Will it, or won’t it? The nail-biting task of designing and launching their own glider has gripped thousands of high school students over the years as part of the Science and Engineering Challenge. This exhilarating activity has had a sustainable makeover thanks to a special partnership with Boeing.

Bob Kennedy AM and Terry Kennedy, shown here at the opening with out(fit) staff and project architect Caroline Pidcock (pictured at back left), generously supported the construction of the Yarning Circle.

News • 30 Mar 2023

out(fit) yarning circle builds community connection

Circle of connection: volunteers from out(fit), a not-for-profit organisation supported by the University of Newcastle, have teamed up with First Steps Count Child and Community Centre to build community connection with culture in Taree.

Alumni House Ambassador Conjoint Professor Kyle Loads - Master of Business Administration, 2015

News • 28 Mar 2023

Alumni volunteers helping to share the future

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about. Two alumni volunteers helping to shape the future at the University of Newcastle are Alumni House Ambassador Conjoint Professor Kyle Loades and iLEAD Mentor Kylie Bridge.

We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands of the Awabakal, Gomeroi, Ngemba, Barkindji, Wongaibon and Wiradjuri people, who care for the Country in which the scholars travelled. Images by alumnus Conor Ashleigh (Bachelor of Development Studies, 2010).

News • 20 Oct 2022

Ma & Morley scholars on-country inspiration

In a journey spanning 3,700 kilometres and 60,000 years, thirteen of our 2020 Ma & Morley Scholars experienced an inspiring cultural immersion through north-west and central west NSW this year.

Associate Professor Matt Dun NHMRC Investigator Emerging Leader School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy

News • 20 Oct 2022

DIPG: The power of collective giving

It takes a village to raise a child and in some cases that village becomes something truly remarkable.

Dr Kelvin Kong, Gifting Day project champion and ambassador

News • 20 Oct 2022

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.

These concept images show how Alumni House’s purpose-built spaces will provide a warm and welcoming home for alumni to connect, celebrate and further their careers while sparking new connections for our wider community.

News • 20 Oct 2022

Community connects to vision for Alumni House

Community support is building around Alumni House, with the exciting project attracting generous support from University of Newcastle alumni and community members who share the vision of connection and celebration.

The Maitland Cancer Appeal Committee members Fay Murray, Lesley Flannery and Ingrid Heyman are pictured above. Through their op shop and home laundry linen service, the Committee are raising funds to support breakthroughs in cancer research.

News • 20 Oct 2022

Generous gifts to celebrate 40 years of good

To mark 40 years since they began in 1982, the Maitland Cancer Appeal Committee set their minds on another remarkable milestone – raising an incredible $400,000 for cancer research at the University.

A digital design of the planned Alumni House building

News • 20 Sep 2021

A place for connection, conversation and celebration

Congratulations to the winners of the Alumni House design competition Durbach Block Jaggers Architects teaming up with Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture, Cox Inall Ridgeway, Surface Design and Northrop! The team have developed this truly inspiring concept that, when built, will be an exceptional home for our global alumni and wider community and an iconic landmark within the Newcastle CBD.

Georgia thanks donors for making a difference in her life as a scholarship recipient

News • 20 Sep 2021

Donor's collective generosity brings big impact

Our Mid-Year Shaping Futures Scholarship Appeal saw an overwhelming response from our staff, alumni and community who collectively and very generously donated over $150,000!

Gifting Day

News • 20 Sep 2021

Gifting Day 2022

It’s a gift to bring together passionate people who make our world a better place.

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