September 2019

Receiving the highest category of membership awarded by The Royal Institution of Australia, the University of Newcastle’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Alex Zelinsky AO, will be inducted as an Honorary Bragg member today.

UON student acts Demi Mitchell, Cooks & Bakers and Grace Aberhart make three out of the six Unisounds finalist for 2019, the nationwide campus-orientated music competition.

Leading the charge in translating basic materials research into real-world products, Professor Ajayan Vinu has been awarded the highly coveted C.N. Rao Distinguished Lecture on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT) Bombay – the highest ranked university in India*.

Communities exert a powerful influence on young people’s aspirations for university education, according to new research led by the University of Newcastle, Australia.

He is a well-known and loved personality across the University. And earlier this month, Bernie Curran got quite the surprise during the University of Newcastle Sports Awards.

Summer school in Epidaurus offers exciting performance opportunities.

Central Coast students working together in diverse teams on real industry projects over the 2019 winter break.

A message from the Vice-ChancellorOn Friday 20 September, Newcastle will be one of many cities to stage a Climate Strike and large numbers are expected to attend. The grassroots movement of young people across the globe demanding immediate climate action is both sobering and inspiring.

Newcastle's Keri Glastonbury features among top poet on the literary awards shortlist.

Ancient Greek magic rituals brought to life in a theatre performance.

An interdisciplinary panel of researchers discussed why open scholarship is important in adademia today.

The second edition of John Maynard’s, ‘The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe’ was launched at Glee Books on 13 September, 2019 by Professor Larissa Behrendt, Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning.