Vale Professor Norm Feather AM

The University was saddened to learn of the passing of former staff member and alumnus Professor Norm Feather. He died peacefully after a short illness, aged 93 years. Prof Feather arrived at the New England University College (the precursor of the University of...

Update on storm damaged buildings

UNE has appointed a contractor to undertake the demolition of storm-damaged buildings Madgwick Hall (C008) and C006. Site establishment will begin this month, followed by the removal of hazardous material. The buildings will then be demolished in 2024. The works...

UNE Ally Network & LGBTIQA+ Training

UNE's membership with Pride in Diversity entitles all staff to participate in monthly LGBTIQA+ Awareness Sessions (as well as other training that is offered less frequently), see https://www.prideinclusionprograms.com.au/member-home/webex-online-training/ The next...

What creators want

What do today's "content creators" want from a university education? Not the traditional experience, UNE's Executive Principal of Student Experience, Professor Shelley Kinash, learned at the SXSW conference in Sydney recently. SXSW (South By South West), which...

New data training programs

We are excited to announce a number of additional and more advanced online data training programs, all funded by the UNE Data & Information Insights Program, so there is no cost to attend.  Some are only 90 minutes and others can be half or full day...

Royal Society reboot

Post by Emeritus Professor Trevor Brown A working group at UNE has been looking to (re-)establish a New England/North West Branch of The Royal Society of NSW. The previous New England Branch of the Royal Society commenced in 1961 and was a vibrant contributor to...