As a sickly child, Margaret Strike didn’t think she’d live long enough to travel and see the Egyptian pyramids she read about in books. It was the beginning of a long struggle with health, confidence and finding her feet. --------------- “I was an average student...
A job in a margarine factory helped UNE student Carol Corless find her love for history. “While working in the factory in Queensland for 28 years, I was the union delegate, and held executive positions, including president, of the Queensland branch of my union,...
Ever wanted to research your family history but not sure how to go about it? UNE historian Associate Professor Nathan Wise shares some tips here for getting started for #HistoryWeek19. Why do you think so many people drawn to the challenge of researching their...
“It’s funny to me how many people think I’m an actual witch,” says UNE history student Molly Northcott. “My dad is constantly asking for the lotto numbers!” For two years, Molly has pored over records of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts in 1692 for her...
A/Prof Glenn Porter and Dr Kyle Mulrooney, Directors of UNE's Centre for Rural Criminology. The University of New England will officially launch the world’s only dedicated research centre for rural criminology next month, in an effort to tackle the rising cost of...
Adult literacy and closing the gap will be the focus of a UNE public lecture honouring the memory of UNE’s Neville Crew OAM, a lecturer passionate about adult education and community development. The inaugural Neville Crew Memorial Public Lecture will be delivered...
Humans have always been obsessed with looking better. Today, more than ever, it’s a growing business, with a huge range of human enhancement substances readily available. Should we be worried? Dr Kyle Mulrooney, UNE Criminology and researcher in human enhancement...
Image: Professor Anne-Marie Morgan (third from right) at the Patji-Dawes Award, July 2019, which she chaired and presented to winners Sophia Mung and Brother Stephen Morelli. “Being bilingual or multilingual is the norm around the world. It is unusual for a country...
The transition of Australia from a penal colony to civil society is a topic that continues to captivate historians in Australia and around the world. It captivated one of Australia’s most famous historians and past University of New England (UNE) professor, Russel...
UNE Chinese lecturer Dr Shi Li has the opportunity to share his skill and love of Chinese calligraphy each year with his students in a dedicated unit in the Chinese language and culture course. A past Chinese journalist and broadcaster, Dr Li believes Chinese...
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