She swapped a Hollywood career and a US Green Card for a mission to get regional Australians into clean energy jobs, and this month actor Yael Stone is bringing that mission to Armidale.
University of New England
Posted inArmidale, Hillgrove, Long Read, Mental Health, Workers and Unions
A Hillgrove miracle: is this the happiest workplace in the region?
WEEKEND LONG READ: At the re-opened Hillgrove Mine, staff say the culture, not the antimony, is the real story. How did they avoid the Armidale curse?
Posted inArmidale, Education, Feature, Indigenous
Anēwan language reawakens at UNE
Lost to colonisation, kept alive by a decade of research and a handful of archival recordings, the Anēwan language is being spoken at UNE again, every Thursday morning.
Posted inArmidale, Feature, Indigenous, What's on
UNE’s Oorala Aboriginal Centre marks 40 years with community day
Forty years on, UNE’s Oorala Aboriginal Centre is throwing open its doors for a free community day of music, culture and connection. Here’s what’s on.
Posted inArts, Feature, Local News
UNE launches national art competition for high school students
UNE is calling on young artists to showcase their creativity in a new national competition offering a $5,000 prize and major exhibition opportunity.
Posted inArmidale, Feature, Health, Science and Research
UNE joins global push for affordable weight-loss pill
Armidale researchers are chasing a cheaper, room-temperature alternative to costly weight-loss jabs, in a project that could also help protect eyesight damaged by obesity.
Posted inArmidale, Awards, Education, Feature
UNE meat scientist receives prestigious beef industry award
UNE meat scientist Professor Peter McGilchrist has received a prestigious beef industry award recognising his decades of research, mentorship and service.
Posted inExpos, conferences and meetings, Tamworth, Work and career
It’s never too late to learn: UNE, Tamworth Community College partner for Adult Learner’s Week
Two long-standing Tamworth education institutions will join forces for an event designed to show the community what lifelong learning can look like.
Posted inArmidale, Indigenous, What's on
Thomas Mayo to give 40th Frank Archibald lecture at UNE
Thomas Mayo will deliver UNE’s 40th Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture in October, asking whether Australians are as divided as some would have us believe.
Posted inEnergy, Feature, Glen Innes, What's on
Glen Innes energy evening to help locals cut power bills
Want to cut your power bill? Glen Innes locals can get free, practical energy advice from farmers, a professor and energy experts next month.