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Here are some photos of our structural geology excursion to Potato Point, South Coast NSW. It’s been great. Thanks everyone!

It’s a very sad fact that on average  8 people take their own life each day in Australia, and for each death, 30 others attempt suicide. RUOK is a campaign to address the main risk factors of suicide:  Isolation and […]

Our research on metal matrix syntactic foams with expanded glass particles has been published in Materials (PDF version). Abstract Metal matrix syntactic foams have been fabricated via counter-gravity infiltration of a packed bed of recycled expanded glass particles (EG) with […]

Here are some photos from the 2017 excursion to New England.

It is common for people to perceive that Psychology is all about mental illness, but this is far from the truth. The field of Clinical Psychology actually started to grow after World war I & II, when many soldiers returned […]

A key part of our third year core course GEOG3300 Rethinking Development involves providing diverse learning experiences and opportunities to reflect on what it means to relate differently with other people, including non-human others. Bernard Kelly-Edwards, Gumbaynggirr man from Bellingen […]

We are holding an information session for 3rd year students that are interested in studying Honours in 2018. The session is on the 12th of September 2017 starting at 9am. You can find further information and requirements below. We have […]

So as most of you would be aware, census date is approaching fast. Census date is the last day that you can withdraw from or drop a course without financial penalty (i.e., still having to pay the fees). In Semester […]

Five of the UON Coastal Science team went up to Cairns in June to attend and present at the 2017 Australasian Coasts and Ports Conference. Rosey, Caio, Kaya, and Hannah all presented papers on a wide range of topics including […]

On September 12 this year Australians will be asked to vote on amending the Australian Marriage Law to enable same-sex marriage. For those of you who have missed all the social media on this important event, one of the most […]

The Maxwell body of a linear-elastic Hookean spring in series with a Newtonian dashpot is the simplest rheological model for geological deformation. It has been employed to describe many deformation processes. However current Maxwell models display well-known errors when the […]

The University is encouraging all staff and students to have their say in the upcoming postal survey on Australian marriage law (referred to as the ‘same-sex marriage postal vote’). If you would like to vote you may need to enrol; […]

In June 2017 we have successfully tested a P-MSF impact module. A 2.5 ton drop test was conducted to replicate conditions encountered in an automotive impact. The work has been supported by Transurban with an Innovation Grant. P-MSF, a novel material […]

The 2017 Annual Conference of the Institute of Australian Geographers has just been held at the University of Queensland. Twelve academic staff members and PhD students from UON’s Discipline of Geography and Environmental Studies were among the almost 200 participants. […]

As part of her Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) funded research project, Chief Investigator Dr Sarah Wright from the School of Environmental and Life Sciences facilitated an international fellows visit for the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) at […]

We all know that Netflix is not afraid to push boundaries and air controversy. It seems their new film To the Bone is picking up where 13 Reasons Why left off by bringing an important issue to light but perhaps not doing it […]

Today, the Australian Human Rights Commission has released the findings of a national survey commissioned by Universities Australia to provide a greater understanding of the scale of sexual assault and harassment experienced by university students and to inform strategies for […]

ZINE PROJECT DESN1011 First Semester Design Projects  DESIGN PROJECTS 1: VISUAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTATION This first year student brief involves the creation of a personal experimental zine. It explores the integration of a variety of visual media, ideas, processes and practices into a personal visual communication project. […]

VISUAL IDENTITY PROJECT DESN1011 First Semester Design Projects DESIGN PROJECTS 1: VISUAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTATION This first year student brief explores the generation and application of a personal Visual Identity. It used the design process to navigate multiple stages in the creation of a logo mark. The brief […]

In the classic 80’s movie, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, starring a very youthful Keanu Reeves, a very profound mantra was born ….. “Be Excellent to each other, and party on dude!”. I’d like to expand on this great wisdom […]