2015

In May, our University team, with Mission Australia, held a community service provider consultation at the Ethnic Communities Council in Waratah to uncover existing strengths and assets within the community  that promote and support aspiration toward education and lifelong learning.

Can an Indian spice combined with an omega-3 fat delay the onset of type 2 diabetes or prevent it altogether?

The annual Finance Research Workshop was held on the 28th and 29th of May. As part of the University's C50 celebrations, the Faculty's discipline of Accounting and Finance organised a special workshop, 'Back to Newcastle Day'.

As part of a SSAF funded initiative, the University of Newcastle Legal Centre (UNLC) continues to provide UON students with the unique opportunity to seek free legal advice across all campuses.

The Faculty of Business and Law welcomed three illustrious business graduates when they recently returned to uni to share their professional advice and experiences with current students.

The Faculty of Business and Law has launched the Lucy Mentoring Program on the Central Coast.

Property development has been a hot button topic in Newcastle for a number of years with battlelines being drawn between developers and concerned local citizens. One long-running conflict was recently resolved in favour of a local activist group, with the extensive legal assistance of the University of Newcastle Legal Centre (UNLC).

The Lucy Mentoring Program for 2015 has officially commenced.  The participating mentors and student mentees had the opportunity to meet for the first time during Session 1, which was held at the Hunter Design School.

Free access to all articles in a special Issue of Disability and Rehabilitation entitled 'Social Media and Communication' is now available until 22 August 2015.

UON Fine Art student celebrated first semester abroad as an exchange MFA student at the Parsons School of Art and Design, with an exhibition  in New York City.

The University of Newcastle has been successful in the latest round of Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) funding for diverse educational projects.

Research Associate Dr Sally Baker attended the inaugural Uni Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success (STARS) Conference in Melbourne last week.