The War Against the Past is sometimes convincing, but prompts larger questions about history, culture, education and morality.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Newcastle
Guided by our values of equity, excellence, sustainability and engagement, the University of Newcastle has built a strong reputation as a world-leading university making an impact within our own regions, in Australia and across the globe. We are ranked in the top 200 of the world’s universities by QS World University Rankings 2021.
Across our campuses in Newcastle, the Central Coast, Sydney and Singapore, the University of Newcastle enrols more than 37,000 students from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on equity and developing our next generation of socially-oriented leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators.
Our University has long been known as a champion of innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Many of our courses are designed to integrate theory with practice, offering rich opportunities for real-life, hands-on experiences.
We are also a research-intensive university and proud of the great things we have achieved in collaboration with our partners in industry, business, government and the community here and around the world. Our sights are set firmly on the future, as we work hard to build our research capacity and maintain our position as a competitive destination for the world’s best researchers and global innovation leaders.
Links
Displaying 1 - 20 of 1098 articles
One woman involved in our study realised her husband could be at risk of a heart condition. Her knowledge meant he got diagnosed – and had an urgent, life-saving quadruple bypass surgery soon after.
Conservative, socialist or nationalist, what’s best for biodiversity? The results may surprise you. We studied 165 nations, examining threatened species numbers and the extent of protected areas.
Our research, spanning 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, found that for companies, better carbon management was linked to significantly lower financial risk.
These five foods rate highly on the nutrient-rich foods index and on cost, meaning they represent good value for money when it comes to buying nutritious food.
Aurora forecasting is notoriously tricky. But there are ways to know where and when you should be looking – from email alerts to 30 minute forecasts.
The federal government has only fully accepted 13 recommendations of 172 for which it has primary or shared responsibility with the states.
Sydney baseballer Travis Bazzana has taken the US by storm but the sport has endured a surprisingly troubled history in Australia.
‘FLuQE’ is a direct descendant of the earlier ‘FLiRT’ variants. But an additional mutation could make it more of a worry.
The contested origins of the cafe classic stretch back 100 years, to a restaurant in Mexico, on the Fourth of July.
Centuries ago, women could “plead the belly” - argue they were pregnant to avoid the death penalty. It gave rise to the female jurors in Australian courtrooms.
Howling winds take sea salt from the Southern Ocean and lay it down in Antarctica as snow, then ice. Hidden in these ice cores is a warning about Australian fire seasons.
Groundwater is the largest source of unfrozen freshwater on the planet. Even though it’s underground, climate change is heating this reservoir up.
Meskipun langkah yang diambil oleh kepala jaksa penuntut umum ICC merupakan langkah yang signifikan, sangat kecil kemungkinannya para pemimpin Israel dan Hamas dapat ditangkap atau diadili.
As a child protection worker, psychologist Ariane Beeston had taken babies away from their mothers. Then she had a baby, experiencing bouts of mental illness. Her memoir of this time is compelling.
Embora a medida do procurador-chefe do TPI seja significativa, é muito improvável que os líderes israelenses ou palestinos sejam presos ou enfrentem um julgamento.
Aunque la petición del fiscal jefe de la Corte Penal Internacional es muy relevante, es muy poco probable que los líderes israelíes o palestinos sean detenidos o se enfrenten a un juicio.
Though the move by the ICC chief prosecutor is a significant one, it’s very unlikely the Israeli or Palestinian leaders will be arrested or face a trial.
Long a taboo subject within the profession, judges or magistrates bullying lawyers continues to be a problem in courtrooms, and more needs to be done to stamp it out.
Australians were in for a Mother’s Day treat as auroras swept the skies. But there was little warning, and the spectacle didn’t repeat.
Authors
-
Program Convenor, Criminology, University of Newcastle
-
Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
-
Associate Professor – Hydroclimatology, University of Newcastle
-
Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
-
Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
-
Lecturer in Hydrogeology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
-
Lecturer in History, University of Newcastle
-
ARC Future Fellow, University of Newcastle
-
Ph.D. Candidate in Conservation Politics, University of Newcastle
-
Chief Operations Manager Walgett & Brewarrina Aboriginal Medical Service PhD Candidate, Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle
-
Professor of Conservation Science, University of Newcastle
-
Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle
-
Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle
-
Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Newcastle
-
Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Newcastle
