Solutions in EngineeringAward for Excellence in Innovation
Our successful work on energy absorbing materials has attracted the Newcastle Innovation award. Further details can be found here.
Our successful work on energy absorbing materials has attracted the Newcastle Innovation award. Further details can be found here.
Human Geography PhD candidate Lara Daley recently gave a progress seminar on her research into urban anti-capitalist politics. Lara is exploring the frictions between anti-capitalist protests at the G20 summit in Brisbane. An abstract of her research is below. “Global […]
PhD candidate Aeng Phaengsuwan recently gave a progress seminar as part of his PhD research. Aeng’s research explores the efficacy of EIA as an assessment tool in the hydropower development processes in Laos. An abstract of his research is below. […]
In this blogpost, I’d like to introduce you to Ms Elicia Taylor. Elicia has been helping me prepare stories and images for the posts since I started this blog, and she is herself in the middle of researching a fascinating […]
TYPEFACE DESIGN PROJECT DESN1102 Second Semester Graphic Design in Practice GRAPHIC DESIGN IN PRACTICE A key to unlocking typographic expression is awareness of legibility, and one of the best ways to learn is to design your own typeface. The aim of […]
Thank you, Dr Elicia for this wonderful story! Could you tell me where did you get the quotes from? Is there a biography on her or did she publish an account of her experience in the Balkans during WWI? I'd be very grateful if you let me know, as I... Read more...
Hello Mel, I am replying on behalf of Dr Elicia who did successfully earn her PhD in History and graduated the week before last! However Elicia's university email doesn't connect with the site anymore, but if you email me on Victoria.Haskins@newcastle.edu.au I can put you in touch with her. She... Read more...
I was fascinated reading through this story and Olive's love of adventure, and what shaped her as a person. It seems to me that Olive falls under that group of exceptional people Malcolm Gladwell refers to in "The Outliers" and I am quite fascinated by what it takes to make... Read more...
Thanks Rowena! I've passed on your message to Dr Elicia Taylor who wrote the blog about Olive, I'm sure she'll be very pleased to hear how Olive's story has struck a chord with you.
Hi Jen! There is one woman we know of, Marion Leanne Smith, who served as nurse in WWI but enlisted in Canada (where she was raised). I've thought about doing a blog about her, but there are some stories already online about her life - I recommend you go to... Read more...