June 2016

Four professional staff are preparing to head overseas to collaborate with other higher education institutions as recipients of the University’s inaugural International Development Scholarships for Professional Staff.

The University of Newcastle’s Communication discipline is hosting an international conference on the Callaghan campus from 6-8 July.

The latest report from the Group of Eight, which represents Australia’s elite universities, has sparked debate about the demand-driven system and equity in Australian higher education.

The Director of the English, Language and Foundation Studies (ELFS), Associate Professor Seamus Fagan, attended the 25th European Access Network (EAN) Conference hosted by University College Dublin.

Make sure you're familiar with UON's position on political donations.

University of Newcastle welcomes new investment in building Australia’s STEM economy

The latest issue of the International Studies in Widening Participation (ISWP) Journal is now available.

The Potential Enabling Program Participant Research (PEPPR) Register is a record of almost 1300 students who have completed an enabling program at the University of Newcastle from as far back as 1974.

A new national study has revealed the types of initiatives that help students from equity groups access, participate and complete university.

The collaborative efforts of 2016 Equity Fellow, Dr Erica Southgate of the School of Education and Dr Shamus Smith of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, have put them in the running to take out this year's Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs).

Professor Penny Jane Burke visited the United Kingdom (UK) at the end of May, organising and hosting a number of conferences and meetings that strengthened our international engagement.

Hunter researchers have discovered a protein that induces both stiffening and inflammation in the airways of the lung, causing severe and chronic respiratory illness.