The age of wisdom, not foolishness, is certainly in play in Newcastle. Its namesake university will imminently graduate its class of 2017. Among the graduates are Sapphire Dawson (24) and Declan Clausen (25). Though they will both don caps and gowns, in almost ...

As enrollments in online courses continue to rise, new research has shown universities need to do more to make their online services successful. In the most recent study on the topic, University of Newcastle's Dr Cathy Stone and University of ...

Several university researchers have received national recognition for directly improving the health of Australians. The Bupa Health Foundation has this week listed six up-and-coming researchers as finalists for the Emerging Health Researcher Award, with winners to be announced in Sydney ...

Seven Australian universities have been selected to lead a cyber security network announced by the NSW Government on Friday. The $2 million project will see the University of Newcastle, UNSW Sydney, Macquarie University, the University of Wollongong, the University of Technology ...

WATTERSTON HEADED FOR MELBOURNE Dr Jim Watterston has been appointed dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. He is currently the director-general of the Queensland Department of Education and Training, and has more than 30 years’ experience in education, ...

The University of Newcastle has called for the students’ representative body to sign an agreement not to release the identity of students involved in an appeal, complaint or investigation with the university until the conclusion of that case. The Newcastle ...

Nicholas Saunders had to make big cuts to save Newcastle University but seven years later it is on firm ground, writes Jennifer Bennett. When Professor Nicholas Saunders arrived at the University of Newcastle in 2004 as its vice-chancellor, it was ...