NUW Alliance

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

A tale of two cities showcase event focuses on clean energy potential of the Illawarra and Hunter

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.

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.

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.

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. I was obviously wrong. No wonder that core programs such as Electrical, Civil or mechanical engineering still only average around 15% of females.

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 implemented wisely.

“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 alliances and the associated battle scars and triumphs, I realise how easy it can be for an alliance to fail or succeed.