Community and Alumni

My husband and I decided that we wanted to contribute to causes that are important to our family. We sat down with our two daughters, who are in their twenties, to talk about causes we are connected to and passionate about.

I’ve worked with asylum seeker students at the University of Newcastle and seen some of the difficulties they face. So I was excited to be involved in setting up a program to provide extra support for students in similar situations.

Cultural gifts through the University represent a unique opportunity to showcase significant Australian artists and preserve our cultural heritage for future generations.

The plight of our smallest intrepid adventurers is under the spotlight with the inaugural University of Newcastle Australian Wildlife Society Research Conservation Scholarship awarded to PhD candidate Louise Williams.

Alumna Sophie Welsh is one of our health students from rural and remote areas taking up the challenge to support better health outcomes for rural Australians thanks to generous support available through the Betty Josephine Fyffe Rural Health Scholarships program.

To mark 40 years since they began in 1982, the Maitland Cancer Appeal Committee set their minds on another remarkable milestone – raising an incredible $400,000 for cancer research at the University.

Painful tests may soon be a thing of the past with University of Newcastle researchers developing a world-first, pain-free diabetes test, set to change the lives of more than 460 million people living with diabetes globally.

With the winds of change sweeping through Australia’s energy industry, a new philanthropic scholarship generously funded by Oceanex Energy is set to bolster University of Newcastle research into renewable energy options.

The pandemic highlighted the value of teachers like no other time in recent history. University of Newcastle education researchers and the Paul Ramsay Foundation have supported them every step of the way.

As a cancer researcher initially focussed on blood cancers, alumnus Associate Professor Matt Dun’s research took an unexpected turn in 2018 when his daughter Josephine was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

What began as a passion for history is fuelling the careers of future historians through the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund.

In a journey spanning 3,700 kilometres and 60,000 years, thirteen of our 2020 Ma & Morley Scholars experienced an inspiring cultural immersion through north-west and central west NSW this year.