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News • 31 Jul 2023
Hunter Ambassadors fostering greater Financial Literacy
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.
News • 27 Jul 2023
One thousand new teachers set to benefit from Quality Teaching Rounds
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.
News • 21 Jul 2023
The role of resilience in Hayley's journey to becoming a teacher
University of Newcastle School of Education 2023 Graduate Speaker Hayley Thompson's story of overcoming adversity and resilience to realise her teaching dream
News • 13 Jul 2023
Global Indigenous Studies graduate inspired by her community, to help her community
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.
News • 11 Jul 2023
1,400 students from around Australia and the world set to graduate
More than 1,400 students will celebrate the culmination of their studies at the University of Newcastle graduation ceremonies this week.
News • 27 Jun 2023
ARC Linkage funding awarded to protect data and threatened species
From protecting data to protecting threatened species, two diverse University of Newcastle research projects have been successful in the latest …
News • 06 Jun 2023
2023 Reconciliation Award winners announced
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.
News • 23 May 2023
Green growth in Asia not ‘greenwashing’ but strategic energy shift
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.
News • 01 May 2023
Real-world, hands-on experience key to all students’ success
Practical and professional experience placements have been a regular feature for students studying engineering, medicine, nursing and education degrees for many years, and today the University of Newcastle has announced that from 2023 onwards all undergraduate programs will include a placement embedded in a workplace.
News • 01 May 2023
Intentions alone not enough to succeed in refugee employment
Australian businesses want to employ refugees but don’t know where to start and require support, according to a new study.
News • 12 Apr 2023
Ourimbah graduates ready to make their mark
When Matthew Craig crosses the stage during the University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah graduation ceremony this week, he will do so knowing he is graduating ready to make a difference in the lives of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the Central Coast.
News • 04 Apr 2023
Maths with Mariners: the event inspiring kids to kick their learning goals
Central Coast Mariners have teamed up with the University of Newcastle to kick off an event set to inspire Central Coast high school students to engage with mathematics.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.