What's on this week

In person • 4 Jul 2025

Winter Ball 2025

  • Date: Friday 4 July 2025 at 6:00pm
  • Location: Newcastle (Callaghan)

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Live performance • 5 Jul 2025 from 12:00am - 10:00am

The Ed Revue

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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Upcoming events

Event • 7 Jul 2025 from 9:00am - 11 Jul 2025 until 5:00pm

Semester 2 - Welcome Week

Welcome Week is a great opportunity to find out what you need to know about university life and being a University of Newcastle student!

Live performance • 11 Jul 2025 from 12:00am - 12:00am

Newcastle Comedy Festival

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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Workshop • 14 Jul 2025

Cinematic Sounds - School Holiday Workshop

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

Graduation • 16 Jul 2025 - 18 Jul 2025

Graduation - Newcastle City

July Graduation Ceremonies – Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence Congratulations on completing your studies! This incredible milestone deserves to be celebrated with your family, friends, and fellow graduates.In 2025, the University of Newcastle proudly marks its 60th anniversary.

Workshop • 17 Jul 2025

Electronic Music Performance - School Holiday Workshop

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

Live performance • 19 Jul 2025 from 7:00pm - 10:00pm

The Jacob Neale Jazz Awards

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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Event • 23 Jul 2025 - 25 Jul 2025

Semester 2 - Welcome Week Expos

All new and current students are invited to join us for Welcome Week expos during Week 1 of Semester 2!

Event • 29 Jul 2025 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Circular Economy Grand Challenge - Expert Panel

Join us for an expert panel on the Circular Economy!

Live Stream • 30 Jul 2025 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Seminar: Automating Everyday Life

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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In person • 1 Aug 2025

Student vs Staff Debate

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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Live performance • 1 Aug 2025 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Winter Song | Newcastle Chamber Choir Regional Tour

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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Webinar • 5 Aug 2025

Job Application Bootcamp

Are your job application documents working for you? Writing an effective resume, cover letter or statement addressing the selection criteria can be a tricky process! Come along to this bootcamp we will set you in the right direction to develop

  • Date: Tuesday 5 August 2025 at 2:15pm

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Event • 8 Aug 2025 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

Autonomy Day

The biggest student party of the year is back! Get ready for an unforgettable Autonomy Day as we throw the ultimate dress-up party to celebrate 60 years of the University of Newcastle. Join us at the newly refurbished Bar on

Public Lecture • 10 Aug 2025 from 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Celebrate National Science Week with Dr Karl

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.

In person • 11 Aug 2025

The Art of Public Speaking

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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Event • 14 Aug 2025 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Neurodivergent Peer to Peer Workshop: Setting up for a Good Semester

In this workshop we will identify tips and tricks to help you get organised, build sustainable routines and reduce overwhelm. Come along to share ideas with your peers and set yourself up for a great semester. Lunch on us.

Webinar • 20 Aug 2025

New Possibilities: Young People and Democratic Renewal

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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In person • 21 Aug 2025

Band Comp

Band Comp is back for 2024 and is bigger than ever! Band Comp is open to all students and all genres, with new categories this year for soloists and duos, new bands, as well as established artists. You could win

  • Date: Thursday 21 August 2025 at 12:00am

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In person • 25 Aug 2025

2025 HDR Student Festival

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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Event • 26 Aug 2025 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Three Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis Final

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

Event • 28 Aug 2025 from 3:00pm - 4:00pm

THRIVE on Placement

These zoom workshops are available for students who are undertaking health and allied-health courses, who are on rural placements, or away from home undertaking their placements. Learn skills to help navigate the challenges of placement and apply to other areas

Webinar • 3 Sep 2025

Job Application Bootcamp

Are your job application documents working for you? Writing an effective resume, cover letter or statement addressing the selection criteria can be a tricky process! Come along to this bootcamp we will set you in the right direction to develop

  • Date: Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 11:15am

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Event • 12 Sep 2025 from 4:00pm - 16 Sep 2025 until 4:00pm

2025 University Book Fair

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.

Event • 17 Sep 2025 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Neurodivergent Peer to Peer Workshop: Creating your own Time Toolkit

Come along and build your own toolkit to help you manage time, tasks and procrastination in the busyness of mid semester. Learn from each other and enjoy lunch provided by Student Wellbeing.

Webinar • 24 Sep 2025

The Political Dynamics of the Weird World of Wellness

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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Webinar • 25 Sep 2025

Job Application Bootcamp

Are your job application documents working for you? Writing an effective resume, cover letter or statement addressing the selection criteria can be a tricky process! Come along to this bootcamp we will set you in the right direction to develop

  • Date: Thursday 25 September 2025 at 2:15pm

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Event • 30 Sep 2025 from 9:00am - 1 Oct 2025 until 5:00pm

Centre for Organic Electronics Undergraduate Summit

This three day event will give you a taste of the cutting-edge research that is going on in the Centre for Organic Electronics (COE) labs, highlighting the advantages of considering a career in research.

Webinar • 8 Oct 2025

The Materialities of Inequality: Mould, Acid and Glitter

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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Webinar • 13 Oct 2025

Job Application Bootcamp

Are your job application documents working for you? Writing an effective resume, cover letter or statement addressing the selection criteria can be a tricky process! Come along to this bootcamp we will set you in the right direction to develop

  • Date: Monday 13 October 2025 at 11:15am

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Event • 14 Oct 2025 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Neurodivergent Peer to Peer Workshop: How to beat burnout

The end of semester is a stressful time. Join us to brainstorm with your peers’ ways to get over the line and finish the year feeling strong. We’ve got lunch covered!

Webinar • 5 Nov 2025

The False Divide between Nature and Culture

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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Live performance • 8 Nov 2025 from 7:00pm - 8:45pm

To Listen To Sing by Ensemble Offspring

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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Webinar • 19 Nov 2025

‘Your mum didn’t take selfies’: Youth and image cultures on social media

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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