Newcastle Herald, 21 September 2015 Town centres throughout Newcastle will receive a rejuvenation over coming weekends as CityServe begins for 2015. The push calls on volunteers to fill a diary of projects to help the community over several weekends in […]
The Guardian, 21 September 2015 Modern Marseille is being sandblasted, primped and cultureified. Photograph: Alamy Seventy five years after his death, the Marxist philosopher’s passion for the seedier, messier delights of cities such as Marseille and Moscow are a stark […]
Applications are now open for two paid summer internships for Australian undergraduates to work on ACE CRC projects. Applicants please note that the deadline for submission is 5:00pm, Friday 09 October 2015. The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC has announced a new […]
At the beginning of every course I teach, I explain my teaching philosophy to my students and then explain why their course is set up the way it is. One of the aspects I address is how I see my […]
The literature is chock full of advice for teachers to reflect on what they want their students to learn. It’s an important part of designing a course, understanding what goes into it and then making that clear to students by […]
None of us are experts at creating the future we dream about. Crafting any future is a continual process of doing, learning and adjusting – just like herding chickens! In this blog you will find ideas that might help you […]
In the beginning of September, 54 ENVS3006 students visited the Lower Hunter Valley as part of the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Field Trip: From farm gate to glass and plate. The group visited 3 agricultural businesses who demonstrate sustainable organic […]
Australian Financial Review 5th September 2015 Many people and companies have become rich shipping coal from the mouth of the Hunter Valley to the rest of the world. Darren Pateman Newcastle has been exporting coal for a long time. The […]
Its been an incredible adventure for GEOG3300 students who attended the Wollombi Field Trip this week! We joined Adam from Ngurra Bu Aboriginal Corporation who shared with us some amazing culturally significant lore sites around Wollombi and Broke Valley