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News • 19 Jul 2023
Slingshotting innovative ideas from concept to market
Viv Jayachandran, alumnus of the University of Newcastle and participant in I2N’s VMS program, is a cofounder of Jaegersoft, specialising in designing and building high-end bespoke software solutions, utilising modern technologies to solve complex business problems.
News • 07 Jul 2023
Team Wollotuka blitz Indigenous Nationals, including award for most promising talent
Indigenous Nationals 2023 have wrapped up with another stellar performance from the University of Newcastle’s Wollotuka team, finishing 4th out …
News • 28 Jun 2023
University Leaps Ahead in World Ranking
The University of Newcastle has ranked equal 173rd in the world in the 2024 QS World University Rankings, jumping 19 places.
News • 13 Jun 2023
2023 King’s Birthday Honours celebrates outstanding Australians
The University of Newcastle proudly congratulates the achievements of all Australians recognised in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours, particularly those who are part of the University’s diverse community.
News • 07 Jun 2023
Transforming furniture into a conversation for our future
Jess Hodge is the co-founder of Resourceful Living, a company addressing the plastic crisis by giving new life to recycled products through developing sustainable pathways for plastic waste.
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 • 24 May 2023
Brightest minds power quest for brain cancer cure
The world’s best and brightest experts on the quest to find a cure for brain cancer will unite in Newcastle to share research insights and identify further ways to collaborate and accelerate their mission.
News • 22 May 2023
Warm your Head and Heart!
Our friends at Mark Hughes Foundation have just released this year’s beanie designs! When you buy a beanie, all of the proceeds will support crucial brain cancer research and treatment.
News • 04 May 2023
Rethink needed on Hunter’s economic development priorities
For the first time, knowledge-producing jobs in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, such as those in the professional and information services, outnumber goods generating jobs, like manufacturing and mining.
News • 03 May 2023
Keeping businesses moving, from dream to done
Keiran James is a cofounder of BusinessSales, a one-stop online platform for buying and selling businesses, with a pricing model that’s disrupting the traditional sales industry business model.
News • 05 Apr 2023
Motivated by obstacles and never taking ‘no’ for an answer
What began as disastrous family car trip led to Jo’s discovery that an essential parenting item was missing from the market.
News • 31 Mar 2023
Challenge accepted: Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Alumni and friends from GHD tackle IRONMAN challenge to raise funds for scholarships to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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