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News • 08 Jun 2017

Students choose careers much earlier than currently thought

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

News • 01 Dec 2016

Accolades for UON Education at AARE conference

UON’s School of Education has been honoured for its outstanding work with numerous accolades at the Australian Association for Research …

News • 25 Oct 2016

Helping our Central Coast kids achieve their educational goals

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.

News • 17 Oct 2016

Regional students to benefit from UON grant success

The University of Newcastle has been awarded grants, to improve tertiary education pathways and success for students in regional and remote areas of Australia.

News • 08 Jun 2016

Professor Jenny Gore to present 2016 Radford Lecture

Professor Jenny Gore receives Radford Lecture invitation at this year's Australian Association for Research in Education Conference in Melbourne.

News • 22 Mar 2016

UON ranked in the world's top 150 for Education

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.

News • 04 Feb 2016

Eight projects boost equity at UON

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

News • 29 Oct 2015

Education researchers appointed editors of prestigious international journal

UON education researchers have been named co-editors of the prestigious Teaching and Teacher Education journal.

News • 15 Oct 2015

Student–teacher rapport key to educational aspirations

A new study led by The University of Newcastle’s Professor Jenny Gore has found that a student’s sex and prior academic achievement may be the strongest...

News • 10 Sep 2015

National grant awarded to investigate vocational education and training aspirations

The University of Newcastle's Teachers and Teaching Research Program awarded grant to investigate the formation of children's vocational education and training

News • 21 May 2014

Preparing our brightest student teachers for schools in need

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

News • 15 May 2014

Teachers and teaching

University of Newcastle research program, Teachers and Teaching, proves collaboration is the key to success in teaching and research.