Professional Staff Development Week proved a hit, with most sessions virtually attended by 30-35 professional staff and often, academics. Predictably in a time of disconcerting change, the opening session on the future of work was the most popular item on the...
The enthusiastic response to this month’s Queer Allyship survey has surprised even the team behind it, with 600 UNE staff and students already lodging their responses. But a further 1,300 people have started the ground-breaking survey and not yet finished it....
On the evening of October 14, a tornado cut a 200 metre wide swathe through the northern section of UNE's campus. It left behind considerable damage to vulnerable infrastructure in its path, and annihilated many of the stately eucalypts that distinguished this part...
Staff Development Week schedule Date Time Session Speakers 18/10/2021 10am The Future of Work Lee Atkinson-Barrett – Deputy Director, People & Culture Kasia Baker – Manager, Recruitment Anthony Smith – Executive Principle, Brand Partnerships and Business...
Fostering relationships through strong leadership, achieving excellence through strategic teaching and learning, and embracing innovative, educational technologies - these are the top three things Professor Birgit Loch values most when it comes to working within...
Interview with Tamworth Regional Council Mayor, Col Murray, who is joining the UNE Council. Why are you joining UNE Council and what do you believe you can contribute? I've always had a strong interest in administration and been involved in a lot of different...
New staff have been appointed to the following positions: Tim Youngberry – Head of Financial Services Tim, pictured left, has more than 25 years’ experience in financial management in public institutions covering the full remit of the finance function. For the past...
What is Right to Know Week? Right to Know Day is an international annual event held on 28 September that aims to increase awareness of individuals’ right of access to government information and open, transparent governance. The objective of Right to Know Week is to...
Commentary by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Acting), Professor Mike Wilmore An essential goal of our strategic plan, Future Fit, is to be a resilient university and a core element of this is financial sustainability. To be resilient we must grow enrolments and improve...
Commentary by Dr Melanie Fillios, incoming Director of Place Based Education and Research This month I officially began a new role at UNE as the Director of Place Based Education and Research while on secondment from my academic position in Archaeology. As I...
