Dr Laura Smith-Khan grew up in a small town on the North Coast NSW. After the HSC, she was the only student in her year to move to Sydney to study. Fascinated by languages, she enrolled in a BA Languages at Sydney University. Laura's PhD graduation speech also made...
Academics are invited to a one-on-one session with Senior Editor Sunanda Creagh, and Matthew Hall, Deputy Business & Economy Editor, at The Conversation to discuss ideas for articles and how to craft the perfect pitch. Each individual session will go for...
Image: Stephen O’Neill: People will be surprised at how they get it wrong. “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood”. That is a salient quote from legendary physicist and skeptic, Marie Curie. It is sage advice right now as heated debates rage...
Image: Dan with his poster at the ICAE conference Adelaide-based UNE PhD candidate and casual academic, Daniel Hill, recently returned from New Delhi, India where he presented at the International Conference of Agricultural Economists. The conference drew over...
The UNE Mad Med Runners team have registered for Oceans to Outback, a month-long challenge to raise vital funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Throughout October, we will be either walking, running or riding many hundreds of kilometres (virtually) around...
After five long years we finally made it back to Coffs An intrepid group of Austin Page College runners (and one Duvalian!) ran the 220 kilometres from Armidale to Coffs Harbour Jetty on 23 and 24...
Please join UNE Peace Studies for dinner and a discussion of how to create a more peaceful society, at all levels, through nonviolent means. Hosted by UNE’s Peace Studies as part of the ‘Hand in Hand: Peace with Justice’ festival, it will also feature Bar...
At UNE, our campus is more than just a place for learning; it’s a living, breathing ecosystem home to several different species of animals and plants. Pictured above are eggs from Pacific Black Ducks, Anas superciliosa, one of Australia’s most versatile waterfowl....
Richard and Prue Post from Outer Bald Blair, GUYRA NSW, share how a coaching program from UNE and supported by the Future Drought Fund, transformed their pasture management. By learning to measure and budget pasture effectively, they’ve made informed...
Caption. Time for “a drink and a think”: Dr James Meyer and Skeptics In The Pub Convenor Amelia Willmer get set to start the event. Armidale’s Skeptics In The Pub attracted its biggest ever audience this week, with eighty-eight people packed into The Sports...
