“Having been in the shoes of distance students really helps you empathise with their situation and realise the value of face-to-face contact when the opportunity arises.” Linguistics lecturer Dr Arvind…
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“I love documentary because I live for the truth. It’s a form of activism,” says UNE master’s student Lyndsay Urquhart, freshly back from Ficwallmapu – the fifth International Festival of…
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As the 2020 Peace Summit for Emerging Leaders in Bangkok draws to a close, international experts will converge on Parramatta this week to keep peace on the agenda. The Rethinking…
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Sometimes doing what you love takes a whole lot of hard work. Though she loved music from a young age, UNE Bachelor of Music student Caitlin Annesley says her stop-start…
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Research reveals last stand of Java’s ‘Homo erectus’ people
Posted by hcollett | Humanities | No CommentsUNE archaeologist Associate Professor Mark Moore is part of an international team to have finally unravelled a 90 year mystery surrounding Java’s early human ‘Homo erectus’ fossils. The groundbreaking discovery…
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Fitting PhD studies in around a career as a school deputy principal might have its challenges, but passionate learner and new graduate Trish Grace says the experience has been “absolutely…
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Living in Europe and racing 50 days of the year has not put the brakes on professional cyclist Lauren Kitchen’s plans to complete a degree, from which she’ll graduate at…
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Celebrating International Volunteer Day 2019 – 5 December Dr Johanna Garnett, Lecturer in UNE Peace Studies, believes the most powerful change can happen at the community level. She has been…
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Celebrating International Volunteer Day 2019 – 5 December UNE Peace Studies PhD candidate John Ahere, from Kenya, is dedicated to working for transformative change across Africa for lasting conflict resolution….
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Neville Crew Memorial Lecture: Adult literacy and closing the gap
Posted by hcollett | Education | No Comments[Lecture delivered 4 December] For 10 million people worldwide, access to learning would not have been possible without an adult literacy learning model that’s now transforming Aboriginal communities in western…
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