July 2020
College of Human and Social Futures • 31 Jul 2020
University of Newcastle part of funding boost announced to bolster local tourism, entertainment, and arts
Five local tourism, entertainment and arts organisations will benefit from more than $500,000 in funding from the City of Newcastle.
Current Students • 30 Jul 2020
Welcome back to campus
The University is really looking forward to welcoming our students back to campus for Semester 2, and commend you all for the extraordinary maturity and professionalism you’ve shown over the past five months as we’ve all dealt with university education in a COVID-19 world.
Featured News • 30 Jul 2020
Local Engineering graduate lands an Ivy League spot
A University of Newcastle Electrical Engineering graduate, Sam Parker, has been accepted to Brown University – a prestigious Ivy League research university in the United States.
Library • 1 Jan 1970
Welcome to the Library
Featured News • 29 Jul 2020
Vice-Chancellor updates University of Newcastle staff about savings measures
The University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky AO today updated staff on measures to help our institution achieve financial sustainability amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Featured News • 29 Jul 2020
University of Newcastle joins back of jersey
The Newcastle Knights announced today that the University of Newcastle will take top position on the back of jersey for Indigenous Round.
College of Human and Social Futures • 28 Jul 2020
Professor Tania Sourdin says there is a need for cheaper and smarter dispute resolution options in family law
Professor Tania Sourdin in the Newcastle Herald discusses using apps for family dispute resolution
Research and Innovation • 28 Jul 2020
Professor Penny Jane Burke joins new Australian Equity in Higher Education Panel
Last week Professor Penny Jane Burke (Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education) attended the first meeting of the new Federal government Equity in Higher Education Panel (EHEP) as one of two invited research experts in the field.
College of Human and Social Futures • 27 Jul 2020
Call for papers - Taking Control: the critical and creative uses of digital tools
Abstract proposals due by 15 December 2020 for the international edited collection entitled 'Taking Control: the critical and creative uses of digital tools in the now, the foreseeable future, and beyond, in screen, literature, and the visual arts'.
College of Human and Social Futures • 23 Jul 2020
Comparing the language of disaster from history and the modern day
Early modern literary historian and digital humanities researcher with the Centre for 21st Century Humanities, Dr Erin McCarthy is leading a new project that will compare and contrast the language used to describe early modern disasters and contemporary disasters such as the recent bushfires that ravaged the east coast of Australia in 2019.
Featured News • 22 Jul 2020
New pathway will boost access and equity for aspiring Medicine students
A ground-breaking opportunity was announced today by the University of Newcastle for students who have overcome major life challenges to study Medicine.
College of Human and Social Futures • 22 Jul 2020
People are using artificial intelligence to help sort out their divorce. Would you?
Would you let an AI help sort out your divorce?
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.