Digital experience tells story of Port Arthur convicts

University of New England (UNE) researchers have released an interactive digital tool enabling hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to Port Arthur, Tasmania, to experience the sites and stories of its convict past in a new way. The new digital mapping tool...

Aerial image of Port Arthurwith historic remains, hinterland and harbour

Lifting the lid on human enhancement drugs

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...

A muscly young woman in gym gear selects dumbbells while looking at her reflection in the gym mirror

Speaking our languages

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 languages of learning

Higher education can help make or break cultural diversity, says University of New England (UNE) PhD student Rafi Saleh. Rafi, studying a PhD in linguistics at UNE, was an English literature and language teacher in Bangladesh when he became increasingly concerned...

Portrait image of Rafi Saleh in front of UNE's historic Booloominbah House

A mythical journey

A fascination with myths and legends around the world has led UNE Associate Professor Liz Hale on an adventure from New Zealand, to the USA, to Armidale, in pursuit of stories. “As a child in New Zealand I loved reading myths, legends, and fairy tales,” Liz says....

Liz Hale

Ecuador embraces inclusive education

UNE Associate Professor Jeanette Berman expected her collaborative research in inclusive education to be a useful resource on her home turf of Australia and New Zealand. But she and her co-authors couldn’t anticipate the extraordinary impact it would have further...

Dr Anne Bellert, Professor Lorraine Graham and A/Professor Jeanette Berman in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The banner reads: ‘A responsive teacher is fundamental to inclusive education’.

Army uniform research a perfect fit

An Australian Department of Defence Army History Unit Grant will enable UNE humanities researcher Dr Anneke van Mosseveld to continue her research into the history of the Australian Army uniform.   From the khaki green tunic and breeches to the iconic...

Close-up portrait image of Anneke van Mosseveld in a green jacket
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