2025 HDR Student Festival

This In-Person event was held on Monday 25 August 2025

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At the University of Newcastle there are over 1300 Higher Degree by Research students making breakthrough discoveries and solving the world’s most formidable problems.

The University’s HDR Student Festival features a range of conference-style activities in each School, as well as University-wide events to showcase the excellence and innovation of our HDR cohort. The Festival will help students raise their profile as they build and practice their presentation skills. The wider University community is invited to be a part of the exciting program of events.

The full program is now available and you can register to attend any of the sessions through the dedicated app and web portal.

To access the app and web portal click here

HDR Students will access the platform by registering with their student email address (e.g. c1234567@uon.edu.au) and creating a password.

HDR Supervisors and other staff will use their staff email address (e.g. Firstname.Lastname@newcastle.edu.au) and create a password.

For ease of reference and for members of the outside community, you can also go straight to the full program here. Note that this avoids logging into the site/app using your credentials, so you will not be able to personalise your program or interact with all features.

Event Information

  • Date: 25th - 28th August 2025
  • Location: Callaghan, City Campus and Central Coast