August 2016

A research team drawn from three Faculties and four Schools and led by FEDUA’s Centre for Social Research and Regional Futures (CSRRF) successfully tendered for a position on the Australian Government Department of Employment’s panel for research and evaluation services.

Undergraduate students from the University of Newcastle’s (UON) business program have donated $10,000 worth of much-needed textbooks to business students at the National University of Samoa (NUS).

By harnessing the unique relationship between fathers and daughters, the world-first DADEE (Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered) program run by University of Newcastle researchers has successfully improved girls’ self-esteem, resilience, sport skills and physical activity levels.

An on-campus experience is being held at the University of Newcastle's (UON) Central Coast campus on September 20 for young people currently in out-of-home-care (OOHC).

Meet UON’s Council members as we share their thoughts on education and being part of the Council.

Support for proof of concept and the commercialisation of innovative ideas is the driving force behind an exciting new initiative at the University of Newcastle.

The University of Newcastle (UON) is delighted to announce Professor Steve Larkin, a member of Kungarakan and Yanyula Nations and one of Australia’s foremost Indigenous academic leaders, will join the University as the first Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education and Research.

Returning from a two-week design studio focusing on the essential infrastructure needs of Indigenous communities in central Australia, University of Newcastle architecture students have learned there is more to architecture than simply designing buildings.It is about collaboratively creating new places and spaces, and engaging with the lives of the people who will use and occupy them.

The Newcastle International Animation Festival, which last year produced Daniel Johns’ official music video for his single Going on 16, is back with a new challenge to create a GIF of a Newcastle icon.

Meet UON’s Council members as we share their thoughts on education and being part of the Council.

The Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education co-hosted an international symposium in South Africa that coincided with National Women’s Day to discuss issues around gender equity in higher education.