Community and Alumni
What's on this week
In person
HunterWiSE Network Event: Belonging in STEM
You're invited to join us for the first HunterWiSE event of 2026. Facilitated by Dr Yemi Penn, this panel discussion will focus on the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse women in STEM, exploring themes of identity, belonging and opportunity.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: This Writing Life
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: Talking Footy - Helen Garner and Brandon Jack
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: Seed - Bri Lee In Conversation
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: Words & Music
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: Always Home, Always Homesick - Hannah Kent in Conversation
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: Worlds of Wonder - Amie Kaufman in Conversation
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop - Peter Fitzsimons in Conversation
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: We used to be Journos - Live Podcast Recording
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
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Newcastle Writers Festival: A Great Act of Love - Heather Rose in Conversation
Celebrate the best Australian writing and meet your favourite authors at the 2026 Newcastle Writers Festival.
Upcoming events
Exhibition
Say Aahhhh: Health, Medicine and Everyday Care in Newcastle from 1945 to 2000
Come and explore Say Aahhhh: Health, Medicine and Everyday Care in Newcastle from 1945 to 2000, an exhibition exploring the unique and surprising history of health care in Newcastle.
Live performance
Scholarship Awards Night
Come along to celebrate our brightest stars at the Scholarship Awards Night!
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Circular Economy Grand Challenge - Information Session
Are you up for the Challenge? Help minimise waste and maximise resource efficiency!
In person
Student to Startup
Three Newcastle student founders share the unfiltered reality of building a startup while studying.
Live performance
Bruce Mathiske in Concert
Get ready to experience the hypnotic fusion of guitar and didgeridoo like never before!
Live performance
Make your own Music! NYO Term 2 Concert
A choral collaboration with the BrainWaves Stroke Survivors Choir, Callaghan Singers, Supertonics, Unforgettables and Vocal Company.
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.