December 2025

The School of Engineering’s Discipline of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (AMME) celebrated the creativity and technical excellence of its graduating students at the Final Year Project Event, held on Thursday 13 November at the Callaghan campus.

His Excellency the Honourable Dr Kevin Rudd AC was today recognised for his extraordinary contributions to the nation, public life, and diplomacy with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Newcastle.

Dr. Zhenghao Chen’s recent participation in the Microsoft Research AI Fellowship Program has been marked by groundbreaking research into the future of human-agent communication and collaboration. His work aligns closely with Microsoft Research’s vision of Agentic AI, which is a transformative approach that reimagines how intelligent agents interact with humans to enhance productivity, creativity, and decision-making.

Their backgrounds are vastly different, yet one thing bonds them – they made history when entering their medicine degree together five years ago.

Dr Davide Guccione and Rocscience integrate cutting-edge fragmentation modelling into RocFall2, transforming industry practices.

Dr Suzan Makhloof is a decorated lecturer in linguistics and cross-cultural communication, teaching English in Hunter schools to students from diverse backgrounds.

From being directed ‘not to learn anything new’ four years ago, Ruby Jones could not have transformed her trajectory in a more extravagant way.

Grounded in culture, driven by research: Dr Jake MacDonald’s PhD is transforming the way we see fatherhood, health, and community strength.

The University of Newcastle’s upcoming graduation isn’t the finish line for Bundjalung and Gamilaroi student, Ruben Browne, but instead marks the beginning of a bold new journey.

For Bachelor of Science (Advanced) graduate, Jessica McCourt, the culmination of her studies represents far more than a university degree – it marks a journey defined by grit, perseverance and remarkable poise in the face of health challenges.

The University of Newcastle will culminate its 60th anniversary year by celebrating the first doctors to graduate from its Excellence through Equity Pathway to Medicine – a groundbreaking uni-ready program redefining who gets the chance to pursue their dreams of becoming a doctor.

University of Newcastle researchers have developed a fast, safe and highly effective method to recover high grade silver from end-of-life solar panels, without using acid.