September 2019

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President Global Engagement and Partnerships, Professor Kevin Hall; Head of School for Architecture and Built Environment, Professor Sue-Anne Ware; CIFAL Newcastle Executive Director, Dr Temi Egbelakin; and Mr Alex Mejia, Manager of UNITAR’s Decentralised Cooperation Program and leader of the CIFAL Global Network.

Featured News • 30 Sep 2019

CIFAL Newcastle signs agreement at UN Headquarters

CIFAL Newcastle is officially part of the CIFAL Global Network, after a new cooperation agreement between the University of Newcastle and UNITAR was signed at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Campus

Featured News • 30 Sep 2019

Australian and Thai universities launch new two-degree program to develop talent in age of global disruption

The University of Newcastle, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Nurture Higher Education (UK) today announced the launch of a two-degree program in Bangkok, enabling students to earn a degree from each university without studying abroad and attend graduation ceremonies in two countries.

Current Staff • 30 Sep 2019

From untrained assistant to global early childhood practitioner

As an inaugural recipient of a DVC(A) Merit List Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Nicole Leggett, shares her insight into early childhood education and research.

The University Gallery • 27 Sep 2019

Auchmuty Banner Project

The Auchmuty Library has a new feature on its exterior facade celebrating six contemporary Aboriginal women artists in the University’s Art Collection.

College of Human and Social Futures • 27 Sep 2019

La Grande Traduction (Lit. The Great Translation) at the University of Newcastle

French signs are popping up in odd places around the University of Newcastle.

The Newcastle & Suburban Co-Coperative Society Ltd at its Charlton (now Hunter Street West) premises, [1914]

Featured News • 27 Sep 2019

Community stories keep the memory of iconic ‘The Store’ alive

Memories and stories from members of the Newcastle community of the iconic co-operative ‘The Store’ have been captured and digitised by the University of Newcastle in an oral history project.

Featured News • 26 Sep 2019

University of Newcastle researchers named top in their field

Six University of Newcastle researchers have been named as top in their field in new data published in The Australian’s 2019 Research magazine this week.

NUW Alliance • 26 Sep 2019

Unlocking answers to the energy supply system of the future

An initiative has launched aimed at providing ways Australia can successfully integrate new energy technologies into the power grid.

College of Engineering, Science and Environment • 26 Sep 2019

Faculty research reveals what really happens to coral in a marine heatwave

Associate Professor Bill Leggat’s research reveals that marine heatwaves are a bigger threat to coral reefs that previously thought.

College of Engineering, Science and Environment • 26 Sep 2019

Faculty of Science 3 Minute Thesis Presentations

Friday 19 July saw the Faculty of Science host its heat of the UON round for the 3 Minute Thesis competition.

College of Engineering, Science and Environment • 26 Sep 2019

New Master of Data Science degree

The Faculty of Science launched the new Master of Data Science degree on Monday 22 July, 2019.

College of Engineering, Science and Environment • 26 Sep 2019

NHMRC Grant Success for Psychology

Professors Frini Karayanidis and Michael Breakspear from the School of Psychology are two UON researchers in a research team awarded a $1,234,800 NHMRC grant boosting dementia research.

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