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The University of Newcastle has launched a new Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) to help provide a much-needed solution to the state’s teacher shortage. The graduate diploma provides a 12-month program for people who are looking to transition their careers and fast track their studies to become a high school teacher.

Small financial grants can have a significant and lasting positive impact on the lives of the young people they assist, new research has found.

From inclusive education in Vanuatu to cyber security training in Samoa, four research teams at the University of Newcastle have been successful recipients of the highly competitive and prestigious Australia Awards Fellowships.

A group of Greater Bank employees from across regional NSW have again been enlisted to teach the important life skills of financial literacy to high school students across the state.

More than a thousand beginning teachers are set to benefit from a $5 million four-year agreement between the Australian Government and the University of Newcastle to expand the award-winning Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) program.

University of Newcastle School of Education 2023 Graduate Speaker Hayley Thompson's story of overcoming adversity and resilience to realise her teaching dream

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.

The Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered program has been recognised on the international stage, with Dr Lee Ashton (School of Education) awarded ‘best oral presentation’ at the 2023 International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Conference in Sweden.

From protecting data to protecting threatened species, two diverse University of Newcastle research projects have been successful in the latest …

The winners of the 2023 Reconciliation awards have been announced. The awards were created to recognise efforts in reconciliation and to create cultural safety for staff and students.

A new book endorsed by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and prominent scholar Ross Garnaut explores why East Asia has become a leader in green energy industries but has been slow to reduce carbon emissions.