April 2015

UON Team makes semi-final stage of 2015 Global Business Plan Challenge

The University of Newcastle's (UON) Endangered Languages Documentation, Theory and Application Research Program is a unique area of linguistics research. Lana Takau speaks about her experience studying a PhD in linguistics at UON.

Four Equity Ambassadors have been appointed to each of the Themes of Research within the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education.

A 56-page magazine that celebrates the first 50 years of UON has been published by the Newcastle Herald.

Congratulations to Professor Paulette Van Vliet from the School of Health Sciences on her successful application for an NHMRC Development Grant for the continued development of the Arm Movement Measurement (ArMM) device.

Whether you love your courses or not, we want to know. That way we can keep doing what makes them great and change what doesn't. If you are a trimester student, you can now complete your Student Feedback on Courses survey and make your opinion count.

Professor Andrew Parfitt, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) reminds us that graduation is a time for us all to celebrate education and our role in it.

More than 4,600 students graduating at the University of Newcastle's (UON) April ceremonies this week will celebrate significant individual achievements as well as mark a historic year as the University celebrates 50 years of delivering equity and excellence.

Newcastle Law School Alumna Jessie Porteus kindly returned to the University of Newcastle to share her law study tips with law students.

UON's Centre for Water, Climate and Land (CWCL) has been awarded an Australian Awards Fellowship: 'Strengthening Capacity for Innovation in Agriculture/Fisheries and Rural Development in Vietnam'.

Be involved in the decision making process of the University by becoming a member of Council. Nominations close 5pm, Friday 17 April 2015.