Community and Alumni
News • 04 Dec 2018
$2.4 million program partnership to empower girls in sport
The NSW Government will invest $2.4 million in a statewide rollout of the University of Newcastle’s award-winning lifestyle program Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered (DADEE).
News • 03 Dec 2018
Pledge to drive gender equality journey in higher education
In a progressive move to expedite the journey to equality in the workplace, the University of Newcastle has introduced a …
News • 01 Dec 2018
Young Sustainability Innovators Challenge 2018
With the theme: Sustainable Society, UON Singapore organised a Young Sustainability Innovators Challenge (YSIC) targeting pre-university students from Junior Colleges, Institute of Technical Education, Polytechnics, International Schools and Private Education Institutions in Singapore.
News • 30 Nov 2018
Yearning to Yarn Exhibition
Yearning to Yarn is an initiative using Aboriginal ways of knowing and learning to support clinical placement experiences of Aboriginal health professional students.
News • 30 Nov 2018
Exercise program a big HIIT for students’ fitness and mental well-being
A high intensity physical activity program targeting senior high school students has scored a positive report card, not only improving students’ fitness, but also their mental well-being.
News • 28 Nov 2018
Multi-million dollar boost for crucial research
Twenty-one research projects across science, engineering, health and the humanities are set to advance, sharing in $8.75 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC).
News • 28 Nov 2018
Greater Bank and University banking on building community’s financial literacy
Two iconic Newcastle organisations have entered into an industry-first partnership, dedicated to building the financial literacy of the region’s communities.
News • 27 Nov 2018
Call for fathers and preschoolers to take part in family health program
The University of Newcastle is calling for 150 dads with three to five-year-olds to take part in a healthy lifestyle program being offered in the Hunter region.
News • 23 Nov 2018
Understanding Meaningful Employment for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities
UON Researchers within the Health Services Research and Innovation Centre have won a grant to evaluate the impact of a 2 year project which aims to increase the competence of young people with intellectual disability in the ‘Gig Economy’ as a facilitator for meaningful employment.
News • 19 Nov 2018
Architecture student’s design chosen for striking $2 million multi-arts centre
Architecture student Samantha Bailey’s design for a striking $2 million multi-arts space, featuring spectacular waterfront vistas, will become a new …
News • 13 Nov 2018
Inaugural lecture honours prominent Hunter psychologist
The legacy of well-known Hunter psychologist, educator and former Chancellor of the University, Professor Trevor Waring AM will be honoured …
News • 12 Nov 2018
Sparkes helps light the future of the legal industry
A new partnership between the University of Newcastle and Sparke Helmore Lawyers will explore what digital disruption means for the future of law students and lawyers.
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