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Communities exert a powerful influence on young people’s aspirations for university education, according to new research led by the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Laureate Professor Jenny Gore recently delivered the Oxford Education Society Annual Lecture on why efforts to improve teaching too often fail.

Improving the quality of school teaching is a global concern at the heart of a visionary education program soon to be rolled out in Australian schools.

Global education thought-leader, Laureate Professor Jenny Gore has been conferred the prestigious title of Visiting Professor at Oxford University, commencing October 2018.

UON researchers were awarded $6.3 million to fund 16 Discovery Projects and $365,000 for a prestigious Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.

UON to lead a national approach to teacher professional learning that will better support the higher education aspirations of low SES students.

In a significant acknowledgement of career achievement, the University of Newcastle has named Professor Jennifer Gore its first female Laureate Professor

UON's Professor Jenny Gore explains that research demonstrates many students are developing clear career aspirations as early as primary school.

A forum aimed at helping to bridge the regional skills gap by increasing equity in education will be held on the Central Coast at the end of October.

The University of Newcastle (UON) Australia's education discipline ranks in the top 150 in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016.

The University of Newcastle has attracted eight Higher Education Participation Programme (HEPP) National Priority Pool (NPP) grants

UON student teachers will participate in a national program designed to prepare them for successful careers in low socio-economic status (SES) schools.