
Shock truths about AI galvanise a record Skeptics audience
Image: Congratulating Dr Tommy Leung on a fact-filled, fast-paced presentation were, from left, UNE historians Teresa Van Der Krann and Dr Molly Northcott. A record audience of 165 at Armidale’s Skeptics In The Pub on Wednesday were avid to hear a lacerating...
Bridging Now to Next: The State of Reconciliation in Australia
UNE's Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) Professor Peter Anderson is facilitating the discussion for an online webinar on Reconciliation for the Diversity Council of Australia. Interested staff members can access the event via the details below: Bridging Now to Next:...
Goodbye to Carmel O’Brien after 25 years
Image: Carmel is pictured second from the left in the front row at her farewell lunch with colleagues. After 25 years in Legal Services, Carmel O’Brien is closing the chapter on her UNE career and retiring this month. Carmel first came to UNE in 1995 on a...
Guiding the use of AI at UNE – AI Framework Principles
AI is quickly becoming part of the way we work and learn. A framework has been developed to guide the use of AI at UNE, ensuring these transformative technologies are adopted safely and effectively in ways that support students and staff. As an institution, UNE...
Be gentle, be consistent
RU OK? Day – coming up on September 11 – is a powerful national day of action. But as our understanding of mental health matures, how do these important conversations also need to evolve? We asked UNE researchers attached to the virtual Manna Institute to...
Skeptics to get lacerating look at AI’s ugly underbelly
People complacent about Artificial Intelligence in teaching, learning, or general society, are in for a huge reality check at Armidale’s Skeptics In The Pub on September 17. UNE science lecturer Dr Tommy Leung will deliver a laser-focussed critique of AI generative...
Together We Rise award winners – meet the team
Image: From left to right Sophie Florance, Jules Kryger and Georgia Eades Winners of the Together We Rise Staff Award, UNE’s Study Access and Wellbeing Office (SAWO) team are reshaping how we approach accessibility. Their work goes beyond compliance, focusing...
Vale Dr Nigel Warwick (1960-2025)
On 8 August 2025, Dr Nigel Warwick, a former colleague of staff in Botany, and Agronomy and Soil Science lost his battle with cancer. Nigel was a valued colleague who served UNE for 25 years with great humility, understanding and kindness. He had a great rapport...