MoU opens up opportunities for collaboration
South Korea’s Chungnam National University, in Daejeon, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of New England to collaborate in academic exchanges and building cultural ties. The document was formalised at Booloominbah by Chungnam’s Vice...
Soil Science Australia
Soil scientists from across northern NSW gathered at UNE recently to discuss how farmers test their soil health, and the conclusions they draw from those tests. The regional meeting of Soil Science Australia was convened by Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn, a senior lecturer...
2017 ESOS audit finalised
UNE underwent an external ESOS audit by Quorum QA Australia this month. ESOS stands for the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000, which sets out the legislative requirements and standards for the quality assurance of institutions offering courses to...
IT training opportunities now available
NVIVO training course ITD will be running a one-day "NVIVO Fundamentals" workshop on campus on Thursday, 9th March 2017 starting at 9:30am and concluding at 4:30pm. Training will be conducted by Adroit Research and held in the IT Training lab on the 2nd Floor of...
Call for grant applications for the Robine Enid Wilson Small Grants Scheme
Call for grant applications for the Robine Enid Wilson Small Grants Scheme Purpose: For the furtherance of teaching and research into the forest ecosystem, its management and preservation Funding categories: A total of approximately $60,000 is available in 2017....
Library launches ScienceDirect Freedom Collection
Representatives from Elsevier will be on site Monday 27 February for the official launch of the ScienceDirect Freedom Collection at UNE. The addition of the ScienceDirect Freedom Collection to Dixson Library’s electronic resources collection expands UNE’s access...
More trees for UNE Creeklands
Over 400 native trees and shrubs were planted on the banks of Dumaresq Creek last week thanks to the enthusiastic efforts of more than 100 students. The planting event a added to the tens of thousands of plants put in the ground by volunteers by local Landcare and...
Vice-Regal couple explores UNE
UNE had the opportunity to showcase its Natural History Museum and the Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology Research laboratory to His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales and Mrs Hurley as part of their...
Chubu students visit Armidale
Last Friday 26 students from Chubu University (CU), Japan started a one-month program here in Armidale. The CU students will stay with host families for four weeks, take English lessons with other international students at UNE, exchange culture at local schools,...