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...
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...
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....
“The New York Police Department hired its first female detective in 1912, but when Dorothy Uhnak joined in 1953, women were still a minority,” says UNE lecturer in writing and literary researcher Dr Lili Pâquet, who has written a book on women working in the...
Lea Beness and Tom Hillard are associate professors in ancient history at Macquarie University. They will co-present the 21st AD Trendall Lecture as part of the ASCS conference on 4 February. Like many budding ancient historians, both Tom and Lea’s interest in...
Teresa Morgan is Professor of Graeco-Roman History at the University of Oxford, and Nancy Bissell Turpin Fellow and Tutor at Oriel College. She will deliver the ASCS Keynote Lecture on Tuesday 5 February. Teresa discovered Homer’s Iliad and Plato’s Republic when...
Dr Julie Anderson is an archaeologist and curator of the Sudanese and Nubian collections of the British Museum. She’ll deliver the 23rd Maurice Kelly Lecture on 6 February. From a very young age, Dr Julie Anderson just couldn’t resist the allure of hidden...
Jennifer Lynne is a UNE Peace and Conflict Studies Graduate and CEO of The Contact Project. Jennifer Lynne spent her childhood in America, Mexico and Europe. Her work in over 30 countries led to her founding The Contact Project. A PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies...
Performing arts is proving to be a powerful antidote to disunity and displacement in the Middle East. Since 2011, Ben Rivers, UNE Peace Studies Graduate, has used therapeutic drama and applied theatre to address issues of sexual and gender-based violence, social...
“I never want any child to go through what I did as a refugee. I want to help empower indigenous communities to effectively manage their own natural resources to prevent the corruption that leads people to take up arms to control these resources. William Adams...
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