Meet Yves Byers, UNE Taree

UNE held an event in Taree on Saturday 15th to launch Future Fit to a MidCoast audience.  Yves Byers, UNE’s Taree Coordinator, was the driving force behind the successful Future Fit event. What is your role at UNE Taree? I am the Coordinator at UNE Taree which...

Meet UNE’s new archive specialist

Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart has been appointed Project Lead in Heritage Studies and Digital Humanities within the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS). How long have you been at UNE and in Armidale? I have just arrived! Although...

Linking roles with strategy

Commentary by People & Culture Director, Fiona Murphy In 2021, the directorate known as UNE Human Resources changed its name to UNE People and Culture. The change is not merely cosmetic. It signals a commitment and intent to supporting people within the UNE...

The future belongs to shape-shifters

Commentary by Anthony Smith, Executive Principal – Brand, Partnerships and Business Development What is the role of marketing in a university? Is it limited to the coordination of advertising in order to fill courses already on offer?  Professor Phillip Kotler...

Hacking the chicken

The finalists of Poultry Hub’s Chook Chat Hack were announced this week and the winner was ... UNE! Or more specifically, UNE HDR student Md Sohel Rana, who won a cash prize of $3000 for his solution to helping next-gen poultry deliver food security.  You...

Congratulating our graduands

We can all agree that graduation is a huge moment for any student. But it is also a momentous time for academic staff to farewell the students they’ve dedicated their time teaching – kudos to you!   If you are part of one of the Faculties that have students...

Flood relief support for students

Next month the team from Advocacy & Welfare are hitting the road to visit UNE and CUC centres in Tamworth, Kempsey, Taree, and Paramatta. This trip is to introduce student services and support to students that don't often come to our Armidale Campus - and...