Convenors wanted for the strategic planning process The strategic planning process discussed by the Vice-Chancellor earlier this week is seeking more convenors to support 'managed conversations' around the values and behaviours necessary to support UNE's future....
The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) is an organisation that helps universities and researchers in Australia manage and use research data effectively. As a member of ARDC, UNE gains access to several valuable services: Nectar Research Cloud: This is a...
Two UNE teaching teams have been recognised with Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning citations at the 27th Annual Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT). Both the Commencing Student Success Project (CSSP) and UNE Writing discipline lecturers, Dr...
UNE will continue working with Acumen Global Partners in 2025, drawing on their expertise in engaging the wider UNE community in dialogue about the issues that matter to us. Last year, this included engaging small groups in conversations about the Enabling...
UNE People & Culture has completely revised the Performance Planning, Development and Review (PPDR) to make it more fit-for-purpose and easier to navigate. The new process, which is being introduced this month, better recognises the unique nature of each...
Message from Chief Operating officer, Meredith Parry Please join me in welcoming Anthea White to the role of UNE’s Director, People & Culture. Anthea brings to UNE a wealth of senior leadership experience from her past 21 years at CSIRO. At CSIRO Anthea led...
New 'Communities of Practice' to support teaching staff First-year university units can be a challenge for students and lecturers alike. The transition to tertiary study is not always seamless and educators are frequently tasked with delivering large, important...
Armidale’s Skeptics In the Pub returns on February 18, drilling down into a sensitive topic. Guest speaker at the Railway Hotel Sports Bar is dentist, Sarah Meyer, who will present some astonishing information on how changing social behaviour and diet affects the...
A Peace and Justice conference in Sydney (13-15 February) will bring together leaders of Australia’s foremost peace organisations, as well as academics, activists, advocates, peace practitioners and unionists. ‘People around the world are deeply concerned at the...
UNE's new AI-focused unit aims to reshape the way we work The arrival of generative AI for the masses has, in the space of a few years, overturned old assumptions about the process of education. Rather than circle the wagons, UNE has adopted a policy of meeting AI...
