University of Newcastle

For 60 years, the University of Newcastle has built a strong reputation as a world-leading university making a difference within our regions and across the globe. Guided by our values of equity, excellence, sustainability and engagement, we’re proud to be ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world.

Over six decades, the University of Newcastle has opened doors to higher education for thousands, pioneered groundbreaking research to solve local and global challenges, and played a vital role in creating a thriving region.  

Focused on developing the next generation of socially oriented leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators, the University of Newcastle enrols more than 36,000 students from over 100 countries on our campuses in Newcastle, the Central Coast, Sydney and Singapore.   We are fully committed to supporting our Indigenous students and communities. For more than 40 years, we’ve made an unparalleled contribution to Indigenous higher education in Australia, including the vital work of our Wollotuka Institute and our Indigenous Health Unit. As Australia’s top university for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolments, we’re proud to offer powerful pathways to university for Indigenous students.   Long recognised as a champion of innovative approaches to teaching and learning, all our undergraduate courses are designed to integrate theory with practice. Our students are provided rich opportunities for real-life, hands-on learning through career-ready placements to prepare them for great careers.   We are also a research-intensive university and have achieved great things 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 continue to develop bold solutions to the world’s greatest challenges and maintain our position as a destination for the world’s best researchers and global innovation leaders.

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Un miembro del equipo de rescate busca entre los escombros tras el terremoto que sacudió Cali, Colombia, el lunes 10 de agosto de 2026. Santiago Saldarriaga/AP

¿Por qué ha sido tan destructivo el terremoto de Colombia?

Muchos edificios de Colombia tienen paredes de hormigón delgadas, lo que los hace extremadamente vulnerables al derrumbe.
Guérisseuse, experte en mathématiques et reine d’Avalon dans les premiers récits, la fée Morgane était à l’origine une figure profondément positive. (En illustration, la Mort du roi Arthur, de James Archer, 1860). Wikimédia

La fée Morgane : comment la sœur du roi Arthur est‑elle devenue la plus célèbre des sorcières médiévales ?

La fée Morgane n’a pas toujours été l’ennemie du roi Arthur. Les premiers textes médiévaux en font une savante et une guérisseuse, avant que les romans de chevalerie la transforment en magicienne vindicative.

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