Orientation
Your introduction to university life
Get a head start: plan your Orientation
Orientation is a program of social and academic activities designed to introduce students to life and study at University of Newcastle. Held the week before your classes start, Orientation makes the transition to university life easier for you.
Trimester 2
2023
For Postgraduate students: Commencing 1st May 2023
Semester 1
2023
For Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Pathways students: Commencing 13th February 2023
Welcome to the University of Newcastle
Welcome to New Students
A welcome to new students of the University of Newcastle from Professor Alex Zelinsky AO, Vice-Chancellor and President.
Acknowledgment of Country
Your Orientation
Virtual campus tours
Callaghan
Newcastle Callaghan
The original campus for the University of Newcastle, Callaghan is a beautiful mix of award-winning, architecturally designed buildings sitting across 140 hectares in a natural setting.
Our relaxed campus environment allows you to study free from distraction. With the centre of Newcastle just 10km away, the campus is well connected to key regional employers and industry, including the John Hunter Hospital and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI). The campus is the central hub for education, humanities, social science, and the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM), as well as nursing and health.
Callaghan campus tour 2:04
Auchmuty Library
Wollotuka Institute 2:18
Newcastle City
Newcastle City
In the heart of the city, our Newcastle City campus provides an integral link with industry across creative industries, business and law.
The campus is a hive of innovation in the city centre. Our state-of-the-art facility NUspace delivers a ‘next generation’ university experience, while our innovation hub is where you can engage with entrepreneurs, innovators, startups and developers to produce ideas that challenge the conventional.
The first building in the Honeysuckle precinct, Q Building, provides state-of-the-art facilities as our new creative and entrepreneurial hub in the city. Check back soon for a virtual tour.
Newcastle City campus tour 1:41
NUspace
Q Building Virtual Tour 20:56
Central Coast
Central Coast
Halfway between Newcastle and Sydney sits the Central Coast region, with beautiful waterways, national parks and coastal towns. Our campus at Ourimbah offers study programs in business, education, humanities and social science, oral health therapy, podiatry and nursing and the sciences (food, coastal and marine and exercise and sports).
Our students benefit from strong links with local industry, and partnerships with the Central Coast Local Health District for specialised health degrees, world-class research and testing facilities, as well as growing opportunities for research.
In 2021, the Central Coast Clinical School will take on its first students and expand our campus locations into Gosford. Take a sneak peek into the new $72.5 million Central Coast Research Institute (CCRI) and University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School. Check back soon for a virtual tour.
Central Coast campus tour 1:27
Ourimbah Library
Central Coast Clinical School 1:37
Sydney
Sydney
Our Sydney campus, in the middle of Sydney’s central business district, offers world-class facilities and innovative styles of learning. A range of postgraduate programs are offered at this campus including information technology, business administration and professional accounting.
The courses have been developed and designed with industry professionals and include applied learning to better prepare students for actual industry settings. Both the campus and programs are designed to meet the business needs of today, so that students can solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Campus tour 1:04
Sydney campus 1:24
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.