Community and Alumni

Receiving the highest category of membership awarded by The Royal Institution of Australia, the University of Newcastle’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Alex Zelinsky AO, will be inducted as an Honorary Bragg member today.

During the event on Friday 16 August, Chancellor Paul Jeans announced that Oval No 1 on the Callaghan Campus would be officially renamed to the Bernie Curran Oval. The honour recognised the outstanding contributions of Dr Bernard Francis ‘Bernie’ Curran AM – a distinguished University and Rugby Club

Students and staff joined the Broke community in a traditional cultural burn to experience how Aboriginal land management practices enhance the health of the land and its people.

Public health physician Ruth Lopert has received the University of Newcastle’s 2019 Alumni Medal for professional excellence and her dedication to global health and pharmaceutical policy.

Trekking 100 kilometres across the arid Australian outback in five days is a challenge, but one that 25 brave individuals are eager to tackle in the name of Indigenous education and health research.

Students facing hardship can now apply for a laptop grant, providing them with a $750 voucher towards a laptop to assist them with their studies.

Richard Crookes Constructions has launched a scholarship to support construction and civil engineering students at the University of Newcastle.

Friends of the University of Newcastle raised a record amount for student scholarships through their biennial book fair

The future of healthcare delivery on the Central Coast is taking shape, with work starting today on a new education and research facility located at Gosford Hospital.

University of Newcastle researchers have made a significant breakthrough in brain cancer research following generous philanthropic support from McDonald Jones Foundation

Warlga Ngurra can expand their programs of community support thanks to architecture and design collective out(fit) and Hunter Water Love Water grants program

Update on ERA research results and philanthropic donations to research 2019