Community and Alumni
News • 13 Oct 2025
Thank you for helping children find their voice
Thanks to your incredible generosity during last year’s Gifting Day, the Speech Pathology Early Intervention for Rural and Regional Children (SPEIR) program is making a profound difference for young children and families in rural and regional New South Wales.
News • 13 Oct 2025
Alumni go the distance for students
Alumni and colleagues from GHD have clocked up tens of thousands of kilometres swimming, cycling and running together to raise funds for scholarships to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the University of Newcastle.
News • 13 Oct 2025
Global effort to keep koalas safe
With generous support from the Australian Wildlife Society, international PhD student, Charlotte Rigolot, is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing wildlife conservation today: how to protect our wild koala populations from extinction.
News • 13 Oct 2025
Next gen engineering leaders shaping a better world
The Professor Alan Roberts Shaping Futures Scholarship in Engineering continues to inspire and support the next generation of engineering leaders at the University of Newcastle thanks to a generous community of donors, led by alumnus and entrepreneur Mr Heng Thong Choo.
News • 13 Oct 2025
Thank you for helping children find their voice
Thanks to your incredible generosity during last year’s Gifting Day, the Speech Pathology Early Intervention for Rural and Regional Children (SPEIR) program is making a profound difference for young children and families in rural and regional New South Wales.
News • 18 Sep 2025
Leading with respect: University launches Cultural Capability Training for industry
The University of Newcastle will take a leading role in shaping more inclusive, respectful and culturally responsive workplaces, opening its …
News • 18 Sep 2025
Leading with respect: University launches Cultural Capability Training for industry
The University of Newcastle will take a leading role in shaping more inclusive, respectful and culturally responsive workplaces, opening its …
News • 11 Sep 2025
Honouring a trailblazer: New lecture series celebrates Professor Bob Morgan’s legacy
The University of Newcastle is proud to announce a new lecture series honouring Professor Bob Morgan AO, a globally recognised leader in Indigenous education, research, and knowledge.
News • 04 Sep 2025
Beauty without barriers
At Startup Stories on Wednesday 4 September, Storm described how a broken hand exposed the hidden design flaws in everyday makeup products.
News • 04 Sep 2025
Beauty without barriers
At Startup Stories on Wednesday 4 September, Storm described how a broken hand exposed the hidden design flaws in everyday makeup products.
News • 25 Jul 2025
University expands study options on the Central Coast from 2026
People on the Central Coast and beyond will have even more choice when it comes to study options, with the University of Newcastle today announcing the second stage of programs to be offered in the region from next year.
News • 05 May 2025
Physical activity leader awarded for improving community health and equity
Dr Alyce Barnes, Post-doctoral Researcher at the University of Newcastle, Hunter New England Population Health, and the National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), has been recognised as the 2025 Lake Macquarie City Council Ambassador and Lake Mac Sports Leader of the Year.
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.