Sustainable Development Goals

By speaking at the Fishers for Fish Habitat Forum on November 25, 2022, Troy Gaston, an assistant professor at the University of Newcastle, made a significant contribution to the development of sustainable fisheries and community engagement.

A recent significant progress occurred in Moana’s Living Lab initiative where the University of Newcastle and the village entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in November 2022. This partnership aims to facilitate research and tourism centered around the Samoan Mangrove Ecosystem.

The University of Newcastle has demonstrated its strong commitment to sustainability and ensuring sustainable land use by helping to fund the Delprat Garden and support them in holding the two open days held in February and November 2022.

In close collaboration with Upper Hunter Insights and to mark this crucial time, the University of Newcastle recently held "Upper Hunter Insights: Exploring Current and Future Innovation in the Region" in November 2022 at its Upper Hunter Facility in Muswellbrook.

In a bold stride towards a more sustainable future, the University of Newcastle stands at the forefront of climate change as it launches the Hunternet Future Leaders Program for 2022. Sustainability, Servant leadership and Growth were this program's main tenets.

The NUW Alliance - a grouping of four leading Australian universities, The University of Newcastle, the University of Wollongong, UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University – launches its Six Cities Region Vision featuring 3 pillars of focus – Sustainability, Infrastructure and Women.

On 28th August 2022, Siosina Katoa, a PhD candidate from the Pacific Node at the University of Newcastle, returned from a week-long fieldwork expedition where she examined the effectiveness of rat eradication operations in the Vava'u group of islands in Tonga.

Positioned to help champion the ban on single use plastics, the University of Newcastle has been selected as a partner in sustainability with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

A PhD candidate from the University of Newcastle's Pacific Node has wrapped up an influential three-week research expedition that took place in July 2022 across the South Pacific.

The University of Newcastle is inviting business and industry representatives to explore powerful new pathways to innovation at their inaugural Industry PhD Breakfast event.

The University of Newcastle takes a proactive role as a sponsor for the 35th NSW Environmental conference contributing to the advancement of environmental awareness and education. The University’s Central Coast campus was excited to recently host the NSW Environmental Education Conference 2022.

Integrating frozen koala sperm into captive management programs is a crucial step to help save the endangered Australian species – a first-of-its-kind model reveals.