2017
News • 14 Jul 2017
Nominations now open for University Council, Academic Senate, Faculty Boards
Want to meet like-minded people, learn new skills and effect change? Nominate now as a student member of the University Council, the Academic Senate, or a Faculty Board.
News • 14 Jul 2017
NUW Alliance seeks community input to shape NSW’s future
NSW Premier, The Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP launches the NUW Alliance, as universities seek consultation on ways to solve the greatest challenges facing the state.
News • 13 Jul 2017
Stomaching the change to our understanding of IBS
Researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) are reframing the global understanding and treatment pathways for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) by urging practitioners to recognise that the condition is not just one disease, but in fact several or more.
News • 12 Jul 2017
Informing Policy and Practice
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) has released the third instalment of their Informing Policy and Practice publication series.
News • 12 Jul 2017
UON dominates 2017 Eastern Unigames
UON has dominated the 2017 Eastern University Games pennant tally, winning the Overall University Champion trophy as well as the Per Capita title.
News • 11 Jul 2017
Chinese Marxism increasing collaborations with UoN
The Centre for 21st Century Humanities’ Professor Roland Boer is tapping into collaboration opportunities with Chinese scholars of Marxism.
News • 10 Jul 2017
Get the right deal
Employees of The University of Newcastle have access to novated vehicle leasing with LeasePlan.
News • 10 Jul 2017
Humanities start-ups workshop attracts social entrepreneurs
What do a Festival of Repair, shared childcare for international students and a guerrilla busking flash mob event have in common? They were just three of the human-centric business ideas that underwent an intensive two-day workshop to nurture ideas at the Humanities Start-Ups Workshop on 29-30 June.
News • 10 Jul 2017
New book reveals a fresh Australian perspective on the First World War
University of Newcastle historians have published a new book that explores race, gender, culture, politics and Australian society during the First World War.
News • 6 Jul 2017
From Ourimbah to Vanuatu: documenting a disappearing language
Documenting an endangered Oceanic language wasn’t exactly what Amy Dewar saw in her future whilst working as a funeral director, but it’s precisely where her extraordinary journey with the University of Newcastle (UON) has led her.
News • 5 Jul 2017
UN Secretary General Discusses Climate Change
UN Secretary-General delivers speech on Climate Action at NYU Stern School of Business
News • 5 Jul 2017
Mapping the massacres of Australia’s colonial frontier
More than 150 Aboriginal massacres that occurred during the spread of pastoral settlement in Australia are now documented in an online digital map, created by University of Newcastle researchers.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.