A long and proud history

The University of Newcastle has a long and proud history as an innovator in educational outcomes and employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are also the sector leader of Indigenous student enrolments and employment of  Indigenous staff.

We've committed to build on our achievements. In doing so, we will strengthen collaborations and partnerships with Indigenous communities within our regions and beyond.

Reviving Indigenous Languages 4:20

People in the Hunter and around the country are using a unique community program to keep Indigenous languages alive.

Leaders in the Reconciliation movement

We are leaders in the Reconciliation movement, and continually strive to provide a culturally responsive environment for our staff, students and community.

We are guided by relationships

We are guided by relationships and through the work of our local Indigenous communities.

Team Wollotuka named back-to-back national champions

Team Wollotuka named back-to-back national champions

The University of Newcastle has been announced as the 2025 Indigenous Nationals winner for the second year in a row, after a group of talented students retained the trophy at the annual university sport games.

Ngarrama returns to shine light on reconciliation

Ngarrama returns to shine light on reconciliation

The night of reflection invites people to consider traditional life before 1788. It brings local community together to connect to Country and reflect and share in cultural knowledge. Traditional dance, music and storytelling celebrated the rich culture of the Awabakal and Worimi people, the traditional owners of the land upon which Newcastle now stands.

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to succeed

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to succeed

Growing up in Dubbo, Makaah Darcy dreamed of studying law at the University of Newcastle. As the proud recipient of the Claudia Sloan Scholarship for Indigenous Students, Makaah says believing in herself and receiving support from the scholarship turned her dream into reality.

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Ngarrama returns to light up Newcastle

Ngarrama returns to light up Newcastle

Ngarrama will illuminate King Edward Park on Saturday 25 January when the University of Newcastle proudly welcomes the community back for its annual reflection event.

Dust yourself off and try again: you can do it and become a doctor

Dust yourself off and try again: you can do it and become a doctor

Failing doesn’t make you a failure, and it’s not a reason to give up on your dream. That’s what Shelby Edwards discovered while studying medicine at the University of Newcastle.

Millie’s pathway to becoming an inspiring teacher and making a change in community

Millie’s pathway to becoming an inspiring teacher and making a change in community

The University of Newcastle is leading transformative change in rural and regional education, which is one thing that attracted proud Wiradjuri woman, Millie Mills, to the University. Millie relocated from Wellington and is currently in her second year of studying Education, something that she said is thanks to the Wollotuka Institute’s Yapug program.