September 2024

In February 2024, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published, for the first time, the gender pay gaps of almost 5,000 employers. At a recent event, members of the HunterWiSE Network explored the factors that contribute to the gender pay gap, and actions that are being taken to close the divide.

Almost 350,000 tonnes of dry biosolids, or treated sludge from wastewater, are generated annually in Australia. This is a significant potential new nutrient source for the agriculture industry. However, heavy metals and emerging contaminants, particularly PFAS, found in biosolids is putting a considerable constraint on its use.

Hundreds of higher education professionals, academics, industry and policy leaders are set to arrive in Newcastle as the University of Newcastle prepares to host the Times High Education (THE) Campus LIVE ANZ Conference 2024.

University of Newcastle Chancellor, Patricia Forsythe, AM has announced the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alex Zelinsky’s contract has been extended until the end of 2028.

An internationally renowned soprano, Indigenous health pioneer, and an award-winning screenwriter were among those recognised at last night’s annual celebration of the University of Newcastle Alumni Excellence Awards.

At its meeting on 30 August 2024, the University Council passed a special resolution approving an increase in the number of its elected student members.

A project which aims to improve preparedness for the escalating threat of heatwaves in regional NSW, has been awarded more than $1.3m funding through the Disaster Ready Fund – an Australian Government initiative that supports projects which address the physical and social impacts of disasters on communities.

The people of Lake Macquarie and current and future students are at the centre of a new partnership between the University of Newcastle and the Hunter Sports Centre at Glendale.

The University of Newcastle is one step closer to delivering its brand new, state-of-the-art City Campus Student Accommodation building in Newcastle after submitting the project's State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for approval.

The University of Newcastle’s Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) has won the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Activators of the Year at the 2024 Asia Pacific Triple E Awards, which recognises excellence in entrepreneurship and engagement in the higher education sector.

From outdoor gyms to the loungeroom, a new fitness app, designed by University of Newcastle researchers, makes strength-based workouts accessible to Hunter residents aged 18 to 80 and beyond.

The University of Newcastle has today been recognised as a leader in addressing inequality, becoming one of the first two universities in Australia to receive a Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Athena Swan Silver Award.