We are at a point in time where we must urgently address global challenges such as climate change, human rights, migrations, increasing inequalities, the rights of nature, the importance of Indigenous knowledge, and human-environment interactions.

A Shut up and Write session, focusing on preparing an application for award.  A brief introduction will be provided with tips and suggestions, with the majority of time allocated to your writing.

Join us for a day and night of fun and be stunned by our Primary Education students in The Ed Revue – an entertaining performance following the journey of a school preparing for a musical.

• Date: Saturday 5 July 2025 at 12:00am
• Location: Newcastle (City)

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We are at a point in time where we must urgently address global challenges such as climate change, human rights, migrations, increasing inequalities, the rights of nature, the importance of Indigenous knowledge, and human-environment interactions.

Newcastle Comedy Festival returns for 2025 with a massive lineup of acts taking over the Con for the month of July.

• Date: Friday 11 July 2025 at 12:00am
• Location: Newcastle (City)

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Get ready for a fun-filled school holiday workshop where you'll learn all about creating cinematic sounds for movies and videos!

Learn how to sequence, tweak, loop and jam your way to becoming a live electronic music producer.

Celebrating our next generation of jazz musicians. Five young finalists will be chosen to perform a program of jazz piano pieces with the chance to win $5000 (1st prize) or $2500 (2nd prize) as part of the first ever Jacob

• Date: Saturday 19 July 2025 at 7:00pm
• Location: Newcastle (City)

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This hands-on workshop explores options for adapting the traditional lecture to an engaging, interactive online delivery. It will introduce a range of strategies, opportunities, and design and development pathways that align with key principles of learning to maximise student engagement.

Explore active learning teaching techniques to increase student engagement. Ascertain the benefits of active learning practice and determine when to employ active learning in the classroom.

Join us for an expert panel on the Circular Economy!

This hands-on session provides an introduction to using generative AI (genAI) to enhance teaching and learning for educators and students.

As everyday life has been digitalised, more and more of the things we do, like and consume are being automated.

• Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 3:00pm

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Join us for a spirited and entertaining showdown as students and staff switch sides in a debate that dares to question the status quo. In this year’s “Student vs Staff Debate,” we ask: Is the way we learn stuck in

• Date: Friday 1 August 2025 at 5:30pm
• Location: Newcastle (Callaghan)

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A captivating regional tour celebrating the power and beauty of choral music.

• Date: Friday 1 August 2025 at 7:00pm
• Duration: 2 hours
• Location: Newcastle (City)

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Retention strategies for teaching staff. Learn about retention strategies, analytics tools in Canvas and Panopto, and how to identify and support “at risk” students.

This hands-on workshop is designed to empower educators to leverage generative AI as a tool to enhance student engagement, foster creativity, and strengthen constructive alignment in assessment practices.

• Date: Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 1:00pm
• Duration: 60mins

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Explore the educational technology available to increase student engagement through active learning.

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Karl for an unforgettable National Science Week event where he will delve into the weird, wonderful, and mind-blowing world of science.

Do you dread public speaking? You’re not alone! This workshop provides a supportive space to develop the skills you need to present with confidence.

• Date: Monday 11 August 2025 at 5:30pm
• Location: Newcastle (Callaghan)

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This workshop will explore teaching techniques to increase student engagement through active learning. During this session you will ascertain the benefits of active learning practice and determine when to employ active learning in the classroom.

Participants will explore key considerations and policies for using GenAI, examine different use cases in the classroom, and discuss how to have conversations about GenAI with their students.

This panel shares some of the findings of the New Possibilities project - supported by the ARC and bringing together researchers and young people working on youth climate advocacy and activism in Australia.

• Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 3:00pm
• Duration: 2 hours

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This workshop will focus on Marking and Feedback of Assessments. Participants will learn how to apply best practice in marking coursework assessments.

Higher Degree by Research students are making breakthrough discoveries and solving the world’s most formidable problems. The HDR Student Festival will feature a range of conference-style activities, as well as University-wide events to showcase the excellence and innovation of our

• Date: Monday 25 August 2025 at 9:00am
• Location: Newcastle (Callaghan), Newcastle (City), Ourimbah, Q Building, NU Space

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This year's 3-Minute Thesis competition and Visualise Your Thesis competition converge for a joint University finals event at Bar on the Hill! Come see our thirteen 3MT finalists perform live for the audience and judges, as well as screenings of

Grab a bargain at the early bird hour of 4pm Friday 12 September! Join us for the 2025 University Book Fair. The fair hosts an assortment of rare and collectible books, making it an unmissable occasion for every book lover.

Explore how contemporary discourses of wellness are aligned with the enactments and dynamics of everyday politics, and their consequences.

• Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 3:00pm
• Duration: 2 hours

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These presentations contribute towards rethinking a politics of the future by exposing where power lies and how it moves in and through us all through our proximities to different forms of matter.

• Date: Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 7:00pm
• Duration: 2 hours

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This seminar presents work that shatters the false distinction between nature and culture and troubles lay perceptions of human practices as separate from the apparent wilds of nature.

• Date: Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 3:00pm
• Duration: 2 hours

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Presented by Ensemble Offspring, this event features composers from the Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers program.

• Date: Saturday 8 November 2025 at 7:00pm
• Location: Newcastle (City)

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This panel discussion traces the contemporary dynamics of young people’s image cultures, foregrounding their own imaging practices as part of the broader social media landscape shaping identity and self-presentation.

• Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 5:00pm
• Duration: 90mins

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