Current Students

Students are making their voices heard through the radio waves, with the audio documentaries of journalism students being broadcast on ABC Radio Newcastle.

The University of Newcastle celebrated outstanding innovation in climate action at the Net Zero Grand Challenge Awards Night, held at the University Gallery on October 17th, 2024.

The University of Newcastle is leading transformative change in rural and regional education, which is one thing that attracted proud Wiradjuri woman, Millie Mills, to the University. Millie relocated from Wellington and is currently in her second year of studying Education, something that she said is thanks to the Wollotuka Institute’s Yapug program.

Justin Hales is the Founder of Camplify, a leading peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace.

The experience of a lifetime awaited 27 Scholars from the Ma & Morley Scholarship Program who travelled to China for a 12-day cultural immersion earlier this year to broaden their global awareness, connect with other cultures and gain insight into life in China.

The Net Zero Grand Challenge is calling for innovators from Newcastle, the Hunter, and beyond to get involved and submit applications for their big ideas that will empower organisations to be accountable for their environmental performance.

At its meeting on 30 August 2024, the University Council passed a special resolution approving an increase in the number of its elected student members. From 1 January 2025, student representation on the Council will include an undergraduate and a postgraduate student position providing for a greater diversity of student perspectives.

The University of Newcastle is one step closer to delivering its brand new, state-of-the-art City Campus Student Accommodation building in Newcastle after submitting the project's State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for approval.

The Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle has announced their 2024 Indigenous scholarship recipients at their annual breakfast. The 48 successful recipients were celebrated in front of their peers thanks to the generosity of their community scholarship donors.

Jake MacDonald and Zanab Malik claimed first place at the University of Newcastle’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) and Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition finals last night.

Around 5,000 people are expected to explore the University of Newcastle’s Callaghan and City campuses when the University opens its doors from 9am–3pm on Saturday 31 August.

Members of the University of Newcastle's VisCom Student Club are rewarded on their efforts after taking the initiative to produce and submit their film to Wanimate's national film competition '3Thirty'. Taking away first prize in the Higher Education Category, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences staff and students couldn't be any pr