NUW Alliance

News • 27 Apr 2023

NUW Alliance and Greater Cities Commission partnership offers unique internship opportunities

The Greater Cities Commission and the NUW Alliance have partnered to launch a research internship for students. The program enables students to help shape plans for Australia’s first global multi-city region, spanning the Hunter, Greater Sydney and the Illawarra.

News • 22 Feb 2023

NUW Alliance welcomes new chair, Professor Attila Brungs

The NUW Alliance has welcomed a new Chair, Professor Attila Brungs, Vice-Chancellor and President of UNSW Sydney, Professor Andy Marks, CEO of the NUW Alliance announced.

News • 28 Sep 2022

NUW Alliance to launch six cities region vision

The NUW Alliance - a grouping of four leading Australian universities, The University of Newcastle, the University of Wollongong, UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University – launches its Six Cities Region Vision featuring 3 pillars of focus – Sustainability, Infrastructure and Women.

News • 02 Sep 2022

More skilled people needed to continue Australia’s prosperity

As delegates meet this week for the Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra, the role of the university sector in delivering a high-quality labour force through skills training, and boosting productivity comes into the spotlight.

News • 11 Jun 2022

NSW Government announces $18M for University of Newcastle Gosford campus

The University of Newcastle has today welcomed the State Government’s commitment of $18 million for a new University campus in Mann Street, Gosford.

News • 03 Jun 2022

From commitment to action: The journey to a low emissions future

The University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Newcastle, in partnership with Business Illawarra and Business Hunter, hosted a special event on Wednesday, 1 June 2022, to discuss the role the universities are playing in making Australia a leader in clean energy.

News • 26 May 2022

Unis have a plan to bring NSW Government advanced manufacturing investment to life

The NUW Alliance - a grouping of four leading Australian universities, The University of Newcastle, the University of Wollongong, UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University - welcomes the announcement of the release of $260m for investment at the AMRF, established at Western Sydney.

News • 12 May 2022

Unis collaborate to fast track NSW net zero goals

The NUW Alliance - a grouping of four leading Australian universities, The University of Newcastle, the University of Wollongong, UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University - celebrates the announcement of the NSW Decarbonisation and Innovation Hub.

News • 09 May 2022

University of Newcastle welcomes $15 Million Decarbonisation Hub

The University of Newcastle has welcomed a $15 million investment from the NSW Government for a Decarbonisation Innovation Hub that will help fast-track research, development and commercialisation to drive solutions for a low emissions economy.

News • 29 Apr 2022

Engineering Plus

I was shocked to hear from women undergraduate students that they received misogynistic comments from their male peers. I thought that the current generation of males were well past such prejudice.

News • 13 Apr 2022

Energy transition and society: a socio-technical challenge

Australia’s energy landscape is undergoing unprecedented change. New technologies for energy supply, distribution and storage, and their pricing and policy regimes are available now. Large scale technology changes can create friction with social and economic imperatives unless designed and implement

News • 30 Mar 2022

University alliances: seven criteria for success

“Fifty percent of strategic alliances fail in the first five years.” This was the premise of a paper I came across in 2015 when researching the set-up of UNSW’s first alliance under its 2025 Strategy, the PLuS Alliance. That headline stuck with me, and six years down the track, with a portfolio of

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