July 2023

Like many school leavers, Nick wasn’t exactly sure what he wanted to do after he left school. He worked a few different jobs, did some travelling, and then tried his hand in a trade apprenticeship before deciding he wanted to enrol in university. It was this decision that ultimately led him to find his passion for humanitarian studies.

Leading Hunter Region transport operator Port Stephens Coaches is coming together with Zero Emissions transport supplier Foton Mobility Distribution (FMD) and University of Newcastle, to run a short trial of a Battery Electric City Bus (BEV).

Agatha was 11 years old and living in her home country, Nigeria, West Africa, when she learnt first-hand what a midwife was.

For proud Gommeroi woman, Kyiesha Faulkner, her family was her biggest inspiration and motivation to study a Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies combined with Law.

More than 1,400 students will celebrate the culmination of their studies at the University of Newcastle graduation ceremonies this week.

Indigenous Nationals 2023 have wrapped up with another stellar performance from the University of Newcastle’s Wollotuka team, finishing 4th out of 33 competing universities.

Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Women and the Public Service, launched the first Australian Public Service (APS) Academy Campus at the University of Newcastle today. The launch welcomes the first group of entry-level data and digital participants and demonstrates the APS’s commitment to reaching talent outside Canberra.

Associate Professor Neil Foster was interviewed by ABC Local Radio’s Paul Turton, discussing the benefits and detriments of the common law of torts, and a leading case on “law and religion” issues involving the Jehovah’s Witnesses group during World War II.

A pilot study will investigate the effectiveness and affordability of smart inhaler devices for improving asthma management of children in the Hunter and New England regions.

The University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and Hunter New England Local Health District extend their heartfelt congratulations to Professor Kelvin Kong for being awarded the prestigious 2023 National NAIDOC Person of the Year at the NAIDOC Week Awards Ceremony in Brisbane on Saturday night.

Dr Justin Ellis new book ‘Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer - Fighting for Recognition in Technocratic Times’ is now available.

Associate Professor Xanthe Mallett interviewed by ABC News to discuss the case of William Tyrrell. William would have been 12 years old today, on the cusp of entering his teens and high school. Instead, he remains frozen in time — a cheeky three-year-old boy who loved Spider-man and drawing pictures.