News - June 2005

1 June 2005
Open Foundation - Life Changing for Lorraine
Returning to study can be a daunting prospect, one Lorraine Hawdon describes as life changing.

2 June 2005
Year 10 Information Sessions - helping students decide
If you are in Year 10, or you are a parent of a Year 10 student, there are a number of important decisions for you to make this year including the selection of HSC subjects.

15 June 2005
Taskforce for Jobs Workshop to be held in Newcastle
The University of Newcastle's Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE) and the Council of the City of Newcastle are jointly hosting a workshop with members of the New Zealand Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs on Sunday 19 June 2005 at Newcastle City Hall.

16 June 2005
Fathers can be positive male role models for boys in schools
Schools across Australia are seeing the need for boys to have positive male role models. They are recruiting fathers and other men from the community to play sports, work in the canteen and help out in the classroom.

20 June 2005
Top researcher available for comment
Dr Amanda Baker, HMRI researcher in the University of Newcastle's Faculty of Health, is an internationally recognised expert researching treatments for people suffering from co-occurring mental health and alcohol or other drug problems.

21 June 2005
Abrupt climate change
"Escalating climate change is causing a new phenomenon known as abrupt climate change," says Martin Babakhan, leading meteorologist from the Faculty of Science and Information Technology at the University of Newcastle.

24 June 2005
Employment solutions for young people with Mental illness
University of Newcastle Economics Professor, Bill Mitchell has been awarded a Linkage Grant in partnership with Hunter Mental Health to examine models of employment for young people with mental illness and the effectiveness of that employment.

27 June 2005
McCloy's back University research into Urban Development
Developer Jeff McCloy has signed an agreement with TUNRA, the University of Newcastle's commercial arm, to develop a range of research projects relating to urban development.

28 June 2005
University Farewells International Students
The University of Newcastle will say goodbye to more than 50 international students this week, who will return home after completing studies at the University.

30 June 2005
ICAC report on handling of Wira plagiarism case
The ICAC report into the mishandling of the 2003 Wira plagiarism case released this afternoon, requires detailed consideration as to what further action is required by the University, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nick Saunders, said today.

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