In December 2020, UNE approved a new Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) strategy with strong focus on larger-scale projects demonstrating whole of university impact. Known as the UNE IRLSAF (HEPPP) Strategy and Framework, it details the...
Thank you to all academic staff who participated in ORCID sign up in August. It was a fantastic effort with an average 95% completion and integration rate with RUNE. A special shout out to all those School that have already achieved 100% uptake, and we look forward...
The second round of PPDR discussions have begun and staff are reminded to book time to discuss their progress towards goals and outcomes with their supervisors if they haven’t already done so. Anecdotal feedback following the initial planning conversations in...
Within the Future Fit decadal strategy, UNE has articulated the need for our operations to be financially stable and to “be a resilient university where our financial, physical and ICT resources and structure enables innovation, intrapreneurship and long-term...
By Professor Shelley Kinash www.GraduateEmployability.com Why do university academics assign projects, papers, exams and other forms of assessment to students? Yes, partially to assess whether the students have learned and to what extent. Yes, partially to...
The University of New England and the Oorala Aboriginal Centre send our condolences to the family and friends of Dr Dianne Roberts who passed away in Armidale last week. Dr Roberts, a Thunghutti woman of the Dhungutti nations and originally from Bellbrook NSW,...
The rise of online education has posed an interesting challenge for traditionally strongly materials based disciplines such as archaeology. How do you create a digital experience for students that essentially offers the same value as face-to-face teaching? With 90%...
Three UNE students from the School of Environmental and Rural Science were recently recognised for their outstanding academic work in the fields of geology and palaeontology with a variety of industry awards. “Not only do the awards recognise the students and their...
UNE’s Learning Management System (Moodle) this week celebrated its 10th anniversary of “going live” to all students in (what was then) Semester 2/2011. Happy Birthday, UNE Moodle! How time has flown. Moodle acts as the learning environment and actual classroom for...
Password Change Cyber-attacks on organisations in Australia, including the targeting of universities, have steadily increased over the last few years. A recent attack on Australian Universities actually succeeded in disrupting the start of the semester. These...
