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University-school partnership project seeks to lift student outcomes

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A community organisation fighting to end sexual violence

Hear the experiences of an entrepreneur and business owner – the highs, the lows, the wins, the mistakes, the inside story.

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An update on the University’s response to the National Student Safety Survey

The University's response to the National Student Safety Survey (NSSS) is the draft Action Plan for the Prevention of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (SASH) at the University of Newcastle 2022 – 2025.

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Anne's story

I am a great believer in access to education, especially for women. It can be empowering and transformative. The scholarships offered by the University can make tertiary education a reality, not just a dream, for young women in our region.

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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.

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BHP partnership is helping bridge the gender gap in critical industries

Two researchers from the University's Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research recently completed a development program, initiated by BHP, designed to assist in breaking down barriers that often prevent women in the engineering and mining sector from entering leadership roles.

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Breaking into a career in science

Zarah Anderson was entering her final year of a Bachelor of Science (Advanced), majoring in medicinal and organic chemistry, when the stress of studying full-time and working to support herself caught up.

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Building new futures for migrant women

A new program to equip women from migrant and refugee backgrounds with skills in construction is set to build more than just new homes, thanks to generous support from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.

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Catholic women’s cries for change to be heard at the Vatican on IWD

The most extensive global survey of Catholic women ever undertaken, detailing experiences of women in the church, will be presented by Australian researchers in-person at the Vatican this International Women’s Day.

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Celebrating Pride online

The 5th annual University of Newcastle Pride kicks off this week with celebrations running through to Wear it Purple Day on Friday 27 August. While we can’t be on campus to raise the flag, we hope you'll take the opportunity to mark Pride online.

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Celebrating our outstanding community with 2024 Australia Day Honours

The University of Newcastle congratulates all recipients who have been recognised in the 2024 Australia Day Honours, in particular celebrating those that make up a vital part of the University community.

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Celebrating women ‘Cracking the Code’ this International Women’s Day

This year, on International Women’s Day, we are celebrating 11 female staff, students, and alumni who are ‘Cracking the Code’ and paving a way towards gender equality.

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Central Coast to host University of Newcastle’s first in-person Open Day since 2019

Around 1,500 prospective students and members of the public are expected to stream through the University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah Campus this Saturday as the University throws open its doors for the first in-person Open Day since 2019.

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Daughters and Dads earns global recognition in Sweden

The Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered program has been recognised on the international stage, with Dr Lee Ashton (School of Education) awarded ‘best oral presentation’ at the 2023 International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Conference in Sweden.

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Empowering women in STEM: HunterWiSE and Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group launch new scholarship initiative

Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) has proudly supported HunterWiSE since 2019. This year, NCIG will strengthen its collaboration with HunterWiSE to fund new scholarships for female students in their second or subsequent year of a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at the University of Newcastle.

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Enabling access and equity in higher education

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Evidence of equity action puts University of Newcastle first in Australia

The University of Newcastle has today been recognised as a national leader in gender equity and Indigenous participation.

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Female Founders Program applications now open

The contribution of Newcastle’s female entrepreneurs to the city’s innovation ecosystem is poised for growth with the launch of a new support and mentoring program designed to encourage more female-led startups.

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Female Founders to get start-up boost

Female-led business start-ups in the region will have the opportunity to turbo-charge their start-up thanks to a free Female Founders Program to be run by the University of Newcastle’s I2N.

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Female leadership key to community ‘saving itself’ in unprecedented trauma

As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers’ flooding looms, new research from the University of Newcastle has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed.

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Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard honoured at graduation

The Honourable Julia Gillard, AC, was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the University of Newcastle, in acknowledgement of her exceptionally distinguished service to Australian society.

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Get involved in Gifting Day

The University of Newcastle is holding its first ever Gifting Day on Wednesday 9 March 2022.Gifting Day unites supporters, friends and believers from near and far to bridge big challenges with even bigger ideas. With your support, we can make great change in just 24 hours!

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Gliding into a more sustainable future

The nail-biting task of designing and launching their own glider has gripped thousands of high school students over the years as part of the Science and Engineering Challenge. This exhilarating activity has had a sustainable makeover thanks to a special partnership with Boeing.

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Human rights protections will fill the gaps in people accessing the right to education

Too many people, especially children, do not have full access to their right to education, a new report, authored by the University of Newcastle’s Centre for Law and Social Justice in collaboration with the Human Rights Law Centre, has found.

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Hundreds of female students empowered to kick learning goals

Still buzzing from seeing their newfound heroes, the Matildas, achieve amazing World Cup success, a group of 200 female students hit the field at Industree Stadium, Gosford to participate in Maths with Mariners.

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It's here, it's Queer: Sydney's landmark new LGBTQIA+ history museum is now open

Qtopia Sydney has transformed a former police station in Darlinghurst for the world’s largest centre for Queer history and culture.

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Kicking goals on and off the field, Joeli proves you can do it all

Being an elite athlete, working part time, and studying to become a teacher, Joeli Morris proves that with determination and the right support, you can do it all and get a degree at the same time.

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Let's Talk Reform

On 16 October 2023, the University of Newcastle’s Centre for Law and Social Justice and the project 'We Gotchu Girl' collaborated to host a thought-provoking panel discussion. The focus of the event was the pressing need for law reform in the sexual violence space.

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Let’s Shape Tomorrow

9 March 2022 is Gifting Day: a social impact campaign bringing people together to create something extraordinary in just 24 hours! Together, we can all help shape a better tomorrow.

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Long before women police officers came police 'matrons': who were they and what did they do?

This year marks a significant milestone for women in policing: the 125th anniversary of the first official recognition of a police matron in Australia. However, women worked in this role for at least 50 years before receiving official recognition.

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Meet the female founders making their mark in the world

Meet the I2N Female Founders Program 2023 cohort

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Mental health trailblazer to lead national Women in Health Science Committee

The University of Newcastle’s Professor Frances Kay-Lambkin is the new Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Women in Health Science Committee.

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Monica McMahon celebrated at ‘Being an Australian’ awards

The School of Education’s student Monica McMahon has been recognised as an inspiring leader in her field from the National Council of Women (NCW) of NSW at the annual ‘Being an Australian’ event. The ceremony took place on the 22 January 2024 and was presented by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC. Governor of New South Wales.

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NUspace and Civic Park light up orange to start 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women

The University of Newcastle’s NUspace building and Civic Park will light up in orange this Thursday to mark the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women.

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New program poised to help refugee women enter the construction workforce

The University of Newcastle has launched a program to support women from migrant or refugee backgrounds – who are interested in working in the construction industry  – with the training and confidence to do so.

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Newcastle physicist Dr Karen Livesey named a national STEM Superstar

University of Newcastle theoretical condensed matter physicist Dr Karen Livesey has today been announced as one of Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM.

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Period care has never been more comfortable or convenient

Mika Koelma, alumna of The University of Newcastle and participant in I2N’s Accelerator cohort 2022, is a cofounder of Hey Zomi, creators of Australia’s first reusable menstrual disc.

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Professor Penny Jane Burke delivers University Accord Summit keynote address

UON's Professor Penny Jane Burke, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education and UNESCO Chair in Equity, Social Justice and Higher Education, delivered a powerful keynote address titled "Transformative Reimagining: Sustainable Higher Education for Equity and Social Justice" at this year's University Accord Summit.

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Proving age is just a number, Arlyn wants to inspire more women in their 50s to pursue education

Ever since Arlyn Ellis was a child, it was her dream to one day become a nurse – but she never thought it was possible.

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Rainbow pedestrian crossing signifies University’s commitment to diversity

The University of Newcastle believes in a “show don’t tell” principle in our commitments to community and equity. That’s why, as part of the University of Newcastle’s Pride Week 2020, a permanent rainbow-coloured pedestrian crossing will today be unveiled on the Callaghan campus in front of the Chan

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Shaping a better tomorrow together

On Gifting Day, 9 March, our global community came together to make a collective impact through kindness. And what a day it was. Together we showed the extraordinary power of collective action – raising an incredible $323,118 in 24 hours.

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Shining a light on injustice: how an inquiry fought for LGBTIQ recognition

The New South Wales Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes has held its final public sitting in Sydney today.

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Sky’s the limit for graduates on the Central Coast

New nurses, teachers and food scientists are among those poised to make a difference on the Central Coast and beyond, following a celebration of their study achievements at the University of Newcastle Ourimbah graduation this week.

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Stories of Japanese "Comfort Women": The Politics of Trauma and Integrity

Dr Sachiyo Tsukamoto’s work gives voice to the Japanese women behind one of the largest, government-sponsored human trafficking and sexual slavery scandals in modern history.

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Tertiary system can better support victims of gender-based violence

New research by the University of Newcastle has found students who are victim-survivors of gender-based violence overcome major challenges to access and fully participate in higher education – and the institution is pushing for change.

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Thank you for shaping a better tomorrow

Our incredible University of Newcastle community came together yet again to shape a better, fairer and more sustainable tomorrow through our 2023 Gifting Day.

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The policing of LGBTQI+ people casts a long, dark shadow. Marching at Mardi Gras must be backed up with real change

Public trust and confidence in NSW Police has been sorely tested in the past two weeks. The charging of a police officer with the murders of a Sydney gay couple, Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, has seen shock turn to grief and then anger.

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Understanding the impact of gender based violence on access to and participation in higher education

A team at the University of Newcastle, Professor Penny Jane Burke, Dr Julia Coffey, Felicity Cocuzzoli and Dr Stephanie Hardacre, have launched a new research project to explore the impact of gendered violence on access to and participation in higher education.

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Unique Women in STEMM scholarship program supports Early Career Researchers

In a first for an Australian university to help redress some of the systemic biases female academics face, the University of Newcastle has awarded fully-funded PhD candidate scholarships to six Women in STEMM Early Career Researchers.

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United nations day honour for national stem challenge

A flagship science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach program has been awarded a prestigious 2022 United Nations Day Honour.

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University community to officially welcome Chancellor Forsythe

About 500 students, staff and community members will gather in the University of Newcastle’s Great Hall today to officially welcome the institution’s eighth chancellor, the Honourable Patricia Forsythe AM.

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University of Newcastle receives $479,000 in funding for Women in STEM program

The University of Newcastle has welcomed $479,000 in funding as part of the Federal Government’s Women in STEM Cadetships and Advanced Apprenticeships Program.

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University of Newcastle recognised as national leader in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff

The University of Newcastle’s commitment to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff has been officially recognised, with the University being named the first university in Australia to receive a ‘Cygnet Award’ for Indigenous Cultural Competency.

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University of Newcastle successful recipients of four prestigious Australia Awards Fellowships

From inclusive education in Vanuatu to cyber security training in Samoa, four research teams at the University of Newcastle have been successful recipients of the highly competitive and prestigious Australia Awards Fellowships.

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University of Newcastle’s webinar series “Reimagining Quality of Life Post-COVID” reached its highest popularity

University of Newcastle’s webinar series “Reimagining Quality of Life Post-COVID” reached its highest popularity in ‘Social Sciences Week 2021 ‘by hosting three world-renowned intellectuals: Noam Chomsky, Ariel Salleh and Gar Alperovitz

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University recognised for ongoing efforts to achieve gender equality

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Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Apply to study a degree in biomedical science and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography)

Apply to study a degree in medical radiation science (diagnostic radiography) and graduate with employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine)

Apply to study a degree in medical radiation science (nuclear medicine) and graduate with employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy)

Apply to study a degree in medical radiation science (radiation therapy) and graduate with employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Midwifery

Apply to study a degree in midwifery and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Nursing

Apply to study a degree in nursing and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Honours)

Apply to study a degree in nutrition & dietetics and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)

Apply to study a degree in occupational therapy and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy

Apply to study a degree in oral health therapy and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Apply to study a degree in pharmacy and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)

Apply to study a degree in physiotherapy and graduate with diverse, employable skills that optimise your future career success.

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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

Providing health care professionals with an introduction to clinical epidemiology, learn basic research skills and obtain fundamental principles of clinical epidemiology with a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology.

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Graduate Certificate in Custodial Health

Study a Graduate Certificate in Custodial Health and gain advanced specialist knowledge and skills, advanced research skills training, and education about contemporary issues and interventions.

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Graduate Certificate in Medicines for the Health Professions

Gain a stronger knowledge-base and enhance your knowledge as a healthcare professional with the Graduate Certificate in Medicines for the Health Professions. Choose from a diverse range of study options allowing you to develop skills in medicines, with an understanding of both practice and theory.

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Graduate Certificate in Public Health

Gain an introduction to contemporary public health issues and learn practical techniques for analysing public health problems with a Graduate Certificate in Public Health from the University of Newcastle.

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Master of Clinical Medicine (Leadership and Management)

Become a clinical leader with a broad perspective on patient care and hospital management equipped to face the exciting global challenges of clinical leadership in 21st century health care.

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Master of Mental Health Nursing

The Master of Mental Health Nursing places emphasis on the foundation principles in mental health nursing, and will also on strengthen your specialised clinical practice in multiple areas.

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Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry)

The University of Newcastle’s Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) is for registered nurses wishing to gain midwifery qualifications. You will graduate as a registered midwife with specialised skills for safe, evidence-informed, ethical midwifery practice with woman and their babies.

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Master of Midwifery Studies

The Master of Midwifery Studies is a combination of contemporary theories encompassing a holistic view of midwifery which includes the social, emotional and cultural factors which influence health and wellbeing.

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Master of Nurse Practitioner

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Master of Nursing

As a high achieving nurse, your commitment to continuous learning and development will see you take your nursing career to new heights with the Master of Nursing.

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Master of Public Health

By studying the Master of Public Health you will learn to monitor the health of a population, identify its health needs, and develop and implement policies that promote health, and evaluate health services.

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