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News • 20 Oct 2025

University of Newcastle Launches Global Sport and Movement Collaborative to ‘Move the World’

The University of Newcastle has launched the Global Sport and Movement Collaborative (GSMC), a bold new initiative designed to tackle global challenges through sport, exercise, and innovation.

News • 25 Sep 2025

University pays tribute to founding figure with building renaming

The legacy of Mr Griffith Hammond Duncan, Founding Principal of the Newcastle Teachers’ College, has been recognised at the University of Newcastle today with the School of Education building at Callaghan campus renamed in his honour.

News • 11 Sep 2025

Honouring a trailblazer: New lecture series celebrates Professor Bob Morgan’s legacy

The University of Newcastle is proud to announce a new lecture series honouring Professor Bob Morgan AO, a globally recognised leader in Indigenous education, research, and knowledge.

News • 31 Jul 2025

National research unit to strengthen sport participation in Australia

The University of Newcastle will join forces with leading sports researchers in the establishment of a new national research unit aimed at driving sport participation in Australia.

News • 10 Apr 2025

Career in teaching delivers worldwide experience

Piper Kennedy always knew she wanted to become a teacher. When her older sister, almost twice her age, became a teacher when she was still in primary school, that’s what really ignited her passion.