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...
On Thursday 29th July, UNE will be hosting its second Learning and Teaching Symposium. “After the success of last year’s symposium this is another opportunity for the UNE community to come together and share those innovative learning and teaching practices that...
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...
Commentary by Robert Field, Director UNE Metro Sydney & Regions The benefits of student placements are well documented. Providing students with Work Integrated Learning (WIL) significantly enhances their student experience and employment outcomes. There are a...
This year UNE will unveil a series of portfolios that will bring the University's strategic plan, Future Fit, to life over the next ten years. These portfolios are Digital Plus, Place Plus, People Plus and Sustainability Plus. The first to launch is...
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...
With the rise of sophisticated and targeted malicious activities against Australian Universities, the need for strong information security measures has never been greater. The last 12 months has seen some of the biggest data and security breaches with the...
UNE has committed to strengthening the security and safety of its technical and operational environment as part of a larger cyber security Rapid Uplift Program (RUP). In addition to raising awareness and training staff in cyber security, the RUP also includes a...
