News • 13 Jul 2018

New Colombo Plan strengthens global connections

The Australian Government has awarded the University of Newcastle $1,267,750 million in funding under the 2019 New Colombo Plan Mobility Program.

News • 23 May 2018

Increased support for refugee students to transition to higher education

Educators and providers will have access to a new set of tools and resources to better support students from refugee backgrounds pursue higher education, following a national research project that examined students’ transition experiences.

News • 05 Apr 2018

World class graduates celebrate culmination of studies

Marking years of academic commitment, more than 2800 proud University of Newcastle students will celebrate the culmination of their studies during the April graduation ceremonies, which began today.

News • 01 Mar 2018

University of Newcastle stars in QS Subject global rankings

Fifteen University of Newcastle subjects have earned a prestigious place among the world’s top 200, including six in the top …

News • 29 Jan 2018

Scholarship deadline coming soon

Information for current students about applying for 2018 scholarships

News • 05 Dec 2017

Academic turns fiction into an award-winning reality

Dr Ryan O'Neill from the University of Newcastle from the University of Newcastle has won the highly-competitive Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction.

News • 14 Nov 2017

Exceptional teacher wins professional development prize

Inspiring sessional academic, Emma Quilty has been awarded a $1000 professional development prize in recognition of teaching excellence.

News • 24 Oct 2017

Support for international students in the Hunter

StudyNSW is investing $358,000 in 10 partner projects across the state to improve the international student experience in NSW.

News • 03 Jul 2017

UON is now smoke-free, no butts

Staff, students and visitors to UON will breathe even fresher air from 1 July 2017 as the University adopts a 100% smoke-free policy.

News • 20 Jun 2017

Brilliant career lands Miles Franklin shortlisting

Ryan O’Neill is a sessional academic at UON and his book Their Brilliant Careers has been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin award.

News • 08 Jun 2017

UON soars into the top one per cent of universities worldwide

UON moves up an impressive 21 places in QS World University Rankings.

News • 19 Apr 2017

Students to celebrate degree achievement

UON's proud history of education and research excellence is celebrated as more than 5,400 students mark a significant achievement in their lives – graduation.

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