May 2016

Ten Newcastle Business School students have collected text books to donate to the National University of Samoa.

Professor Claire Cameron comments on her recent visit to the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Aussie band Peking Duk struck gold when they convinced Orange Is The New Black legend Matt McGorry to star in their clip for Say My Name, and now a group of UON animation students have turned the band’s work into rotoscoped technicolour.

The Federal Government has provided a crucial $1.5 million grant to the University of Newcastle’s Gomeroi gaaynggal health centre at Tamworth and Walgett, enabling it to continue operating beyond the end of 2016.

A breakthrough new microscope, two decades in the making, has been unveiled today, opening up a new window into the scientific world.

Are you currently or have you recently been a jobseeker? Would you be interested in being interviewed about your experiences? We are seeking participants to be interviewed for a research project on jobseeker experiences in contemporary Australia.

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fever, coughs and fatigue have a major impact on our nation’s health and productivity: last year 20,000 people who participated in an online FluTracking program took a combined total of 33,754 days off work or normal duties due to fever and cough symptoms (that’s a staggering total of 92.4 years!)

Filmmaker Stuart McBratney is studying a PhD by creative work at UON: and as part of his candidature, he’s written, directed and composed a feature film set for the silver screen in Hollywood.

Congratulations to our 2016 FEDUA Fellows: Dr Tamara Blakemore, Dr Debra Donnelly and Dr Narelle Eather.

Be involved in the decision making process of the University by becoming a member of Council

The first issue of the Occasional Paper Series from the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) is now available.