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Showcasing the next generation of emerging jazz musicians in Jacob Neale's honour.

The Con is curating a special concert featuring performances by our talented alumni — and we want you to be part of it!

The School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle is delighted to recognise the School’s prize winners for the 2023 academic year.

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The University of Newcastle extends its congratulations to all recipients who have been recognised in the 2025 Australia Day Honours, particularly celebrating those that make up a growing and important part of our University community.

University of Newcastle students and staff within the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences dove into Singapore’s animation industry for the Singapore 2024 Visual Communication Design Study Tour.

The nation is experiencing a domestic and family violence (DFV) crisis, and a trailblazing early intervention program offered by local organisation, Jenny’s Place, is leading the DFV response, a University of Newcastle study finds.

Students are making their voices heard through the radio waves, with the audio documentaries of journalism students being broadcast on ABC Radio Newcastle.

Harold ‘Peter’ Pickhover was a pioneering broadcaster in Newcastle. Thirty years on, a gift in his Will to the University of Newcastle to support 2NURFM continues to nurture new talent and kickstart careers in broadcasting.

Thanks to generous support of the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund, the University of Newcastle Library has welcomed its first-ever Creative in Residence to bring more of our region’s history to light.

At its meeting on 30 August 2024, the University Council passed a special resolution approving an increase in the number of its elected student members. From 1 January 2025, student representation on the Council will include an undergraduate and a postgraduate student position providing for a greater diversity of student perspectives.

The University of Newcastle has teamed up with the NSW Department of Education, Enrichd Group and the Central Coast Mariners football club to deliver an innovative community program that aims to address gendered violence and promote respectful relationships among secondary school students in the Central Coast region.