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The University of Newcastle’s Name.Narrate.Navigate.360 (NNN.360) program has secured more than $2.1 million in Australian Government funding to support young men and boys who may be at risk of engaging in family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV).

The nation is experiencing a domestic and family violence (DFV) crisis, and a trailblazing early intervention program offered by local organisation, Jenny’s Place, is leading the DFV response, a University of Newcastle study finds.

Meet the I2N Accelerator changemakers for 2024

Students are making their voices heard through the radio waves, with the audio documentaries of journalism students being broadcast on ABC Radio Newcastle.

The University of Newcastle celebrated outstanding innovation in climate action at the Net Zero Grand Challenge Awards Night, held at the University Gallery on October 17th, 2024.

The University of Newcastle is leading transformative change in rural and regional education, which is one thing that attracted proud Wiradjuri woman, Millie Mills, to the University. Millie relocated from Wellington and is currently in her second year of studying Education, something that she said is thanks to the Wollotuka Institute’s Yapug program.

Harold ‘Peter’ Pickhover was a pioneering broadcaster in Newcastle. Thirty years on, a gift in his Will to the University of Newcastle to support 2NURFM continues to nurture new talent and kickstart careers in broadcasting.

Professor Susan Ledger, Dean of Education and Head of School, and the dedicated School of Education staff at the University of Newcastle, are extremely proud to be celebrating 75 years of leading innovative teacher education programs for schools within the region.

The experience of a lifetime awaited 27 Scholars from the Ma & Morley Scholarship Program who travelled to China for a 12-day cultural immersion earlier this year to broaden their global awareness, connect with other cultures and gain insight into life in China.

Thanks to generous support of the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund, the University of Newcastle Library has welcomed its first-ever Creative in Residence to bring more of our region’s history to light.

Our incredible University of Newcastle community came together yet again to shape a better, fairer and more sustainable tomorrow through our 2024 Gifting Day.

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.