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News • 09 Mar 2020
Student Advisory Council Elections
Voting is open from Monday 9 March to Friday 20 March for the Student Advisory Council and ultimately the new student association SRC.
News • 28 Feb 2020
Game-changer: How one researcher is using his experience to train the next generation of Police Officers
When Andrew Seyderhelm left his job as a video game developer, he never imagined years later he would be using his skills to help train recruits for the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
News • 24 Feb 2020
Trade law researcher awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarship
Professor Lisa Toohey has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to further her research abroad. Professor Toohey’s research investigates the changing political dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region, and the impact they are having on the relations between Australia and the United States.
News • 19 Feb 2020
Endeavour Leadership Program to Kenya
Funding support from the Federal Government’s Endeavour Leadership program allowed a group of University of Newcastle students to travel to Kenya. This cultural immersion project ran over 2 weeks and The project achieved all of its aims and more.
News • 11 Feb 2020
National Council of Women recognise student achievements
Three exceptional University of Newcastle researchers have been recognised as inspiring leaders in their field, with an Australia Day Honour from the National Council of Women (NCW) of NSW.
News • 05 Feb 2020
The GLAMX Lab – offering new skills to students from across the University
Each day you can find students from a range of disciplines on Work Integrated Learning (WIL) or volunteering in the GLAMX Lab. GLAM stands for galleries, libraries, archives and museums and The GLAMX Lab offers the opportunity for students to learn invaluable digitisation and other cultural sector s
News • 03 Feb 2020
Port Macquarie Graduation celebrates work-ready graduates
Years of textbooks and classes are over for the students graduating from the University of Newcastle’s Port Macquarie campus, as …
News • 31 Jan 2020
2020 Australia Day Honours
The University is incredibly proud to acknowledge the contributions of its esteemed affiliates in the 2020 Australia Day Honours. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alex Zelinsky AO, congratulated all recipients, adding that the recognition of extraordinary Australians is particularly important this year.
News • 31 Jan 2020
Local researchers succeed in latest ARC Linkage funding
Two University of Newcastle researchers, and a research team have been awarded more than $1.7 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for projects that support advancements in sustainable energy, health, agriculture and mineral processing.
News • 21 Jan 2020
Smoking increases risk of complications after surgery, joint WHO study finds
People who smoke cigarettes are at a significantly higher risk of post-surgical complications including heart and lung injuries, infections and delayed or impaired wound healing, a new study has found.
News • 17 Jan 2020
Beachside clinic offers free legal advice to the community and bushfire victims
In the midst of the bushfire crisis, the University of Newcastle Legal Centre’s annual Law on the Beach pop-up clinic will soon kick off, offering people free legal advice on any law-related matter, including bushfire insurance claims.
News • 16 Dec 2019
Honorary degrees awarded to renowned leaders
Prominent politicians, an acclaimed journalist, and a champion for the visually impaired are among those who will receive Honorary Doctorates …
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