August 2016

The Newcastle International Animation Festival, which last year produced Daniel Johns’ official music video for his single Going on 16, is back with a new challenge to create a GIF of a Newcastle icon.

PhD (Physics) graduate, Samuel Legge, has recently accepted a postdoctoral position at the Australian National University, where he will be involved in developing lasers for quantum mechanics experiments.

The University of Newcastle Community is deeply saddened by the passing of former Chancellor Conjoint Professor Trevor Waring AM.

Leading speech pathology researcher Associate Professor Bronwyn Hemsley has been internationally recognised for her 25-year contribution to the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

The University of Newcastle (UON), along with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), will co-present the China Road International Conference this weekend (August 13-15), the first time the international event will be staged in the Southern Hemisphere.

Bliss Cavanagh is a PhD Candidate in the School of Health Sciences who’s just been selected as a Young Social Pioneer by the Foundation of Young Australians. This incubator for young social innovators and changemakers is an important step for Bliss who’s been selected in the category of Youth Mental Health.

The University of Newcastle’s Business School (NBS) has received international acclaim for its programs through accreditation from USA-based Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Future students and their families will have a chance to learn about the wide range of degrees and courses offered at the joint University of Newcastle and Hunter TAFE Central Coast campus this Saturday 13 August.

Dr Trisha Pender's new book, I'm Buffy and You're History: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Contemporary Feminism, has been attracting plenty of media attention following its recent UK release.

A partnership between Muswellbrook Shire Council and the University of Newcastle has enabled the establishment of a tertiary education and research precinct in the Muswellbrook CBD.

Some of the state’s 'best and brightest' young academics have presented ideas for the future of NSW to His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales, covering topics as wide ranging as citizen participation and the emergence of the 'caring' economy.

The University of Newcastle community is mourning the sudden passing of esteemed mathematician Laureate Professor Jonathan Borwein.