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News • 12 Sep 2023
Australian Catholic women echo the global call for church reform
New analysis of the world-first International Survey of Catholic Women has found Australian Catholic women are echoing their international sisters’ hunger for church reform.
News • 12 Sep 2023
University Places Spotlight on Placements
Nominations for the Employability Excellence Awards close on Friday 15 September
News • 11 Sep 2023
Delprat Cottage landscape remediation project lands prestigious Good Design Award
In recognition for outstanding design and innovation, the Delprat Cottage and Gardens has been awarded a Good Design Award Gold Winner Accolade in the Architectural Design category at the 2023 Australian Good Design Awards.
News • 07 Sep 2023
566 people get behind University’s Gifting Day
Seven initiatives are set to receive vital funds, with the University of Newcastle’s Gifting Day raising more than $230,000 through the support of 566 donors and ambassadors.
News • 07 Sep 2023
Students receive Early Entry offers and extra support ahead of HSC exams
Almost 8,000 high school students will today receive an offer to study at the University of Newcastle as part of the first round of offers for the institution’s new Early Entry program.
News • 31 Aug 2023
Digital innovation launched to ‘eclipse’ rising tide of mental health and substance use problems
Much like the rest of the world, Australia is facing a mental health care crisis. COVID-19 has contributed more than a 25 per cent increase in new cases of depression and anxiety, with the impact on alcohol and other substance use still being understood.
News • 28 Aug 2023
University of Newcastle’s new, high-tech campus on the Central Coast given green light
The NSW Government has formally approved the $58 million University of Newcastle Central Coast Campus, which will be built on the site of the former Mitre 10 building at 305 Mann Street, Gosford.
News • 28 Aug 2023
Wantok Pasifika: Celebrating real impact in our region
The University of Newcastle’s Pacific students were in the spotlight at this year’s Wantok Pasifika event as they demonstrated how their work is having real world impact in Pacific communities.
News • 24 Aug 2023
Innovative research pitches win quick-fire University of Newcastle Three Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis contest
Chloe Wilkins and Madeleine Gale took out the top prizes in the University of Newcastle’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) and inaugural Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competitions, with the respective champions announced at this week’s competition finals.
News • 23 Aug 2023
Thousands of people to get a taste of university life with robot soccer, Virtual Reality learning, mock court, and race cars at Newcastle Open Day
Thousands of prospective students, their families and friends are set to get their first taste of university life at the University of Newcastle’s annual Newcastle Open Day on Saturday 26 August.
News • 10 Aug 2023
University of Newcastle introduces Graduate Diploma to fast track path to high school teaching
The University of Newcastle has launched a new Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) to help provide a much-needed solution to the state’s teacher shortage. The graduate diploma provides a 12-month program for people who are looking to transition their careers and fast track their studies to become a high school teacher.
News • 10 Aug 2023
Koala conservation heats up: drones used to thermally detect animals
Conservation scientists from the University of Newcastle are using heat-detecting drones to capture data on koala populations in Port Stephens LGA.
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.