Community and Alumni

Every year more than 4,500 University of Newcastle graduates walk proudly across the stage of the Great Hall to receive their degrees. The most recent ceremonies marked 50 years since an astonishing community-led fundraising effort made its construction possible.

Everybody has different reasons for leaving a gift in their Will. Frances Doherty is proud to honour her father, Jack Doherty, whose activism to bring change for Indigenous students had an indelible impact on the University’s history.

A new program to equip women from migrant and refugee backgrounds with skills in construction is set to build more than just new homes, thanks to generous support from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.

The search for the perfect diet to manage Crohn's disease symptoms and prevent disease progression has been on for decades. University of Newcastle PhD candidate Cheenie Nieva is investigating how eliminating specific food triggers may improve quality-of-life for millions of people living with the disease worldwide thanks to the generous support of alumni Merv and Judy Lindsay.

Hundreds of students, staff and community members will gather in the University of Newcastle’s Great Hall today to officially welcome the institution’s eighth chancellor, the Honourable Patricia Forsythe AM.

A new International Student Ambassador initiative launched today in Newcastle aims to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging for all international students living and studying in the Hunter.

Five University of Newcastle academics have been honoured with the prestigious Australian Awards for University Teaching.

Almost 10,000 new students will start their university journey this week as they join in the University of Newcastle’s Welcome Week activities.

A collaborative workshop has marked the launch of the first Central Coast Health & Wellbeing Living Lab – an innovative, real-life experimentation hub designed to support healthy ageing at home for generations to come.

In 2024, Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG), a leading industry advocate for gender diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, will proudly strengthen its collaboration with HunterWiSE to offer scholarships for University of Newcastle students.

Local clean technology innovators will have more opportunity to bring their products to market with the NSW Government awarding $438,375 in funding for the University of Newcastle’s Hunter Cleantech Accelerator.

Kate Maslan and Jordan Freeman, who were participants in I2N’s Accelerator Cohort 2023, are the co-founders of are of Ariel Community, a tech startup working to inspire advocacy for disability inclusion and access throughout Australian communities.