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🍎 Jun 24 (online): Curious about the nutrients working behind the scenes to support your health? UNE Nutrition’s latest event unpacks the vital role of micronutrients with expert guest Dr Mansi Dass Singh. Come for the insights and stay for the community. https://bit.ly/4w8Twl2

🎨 Jun 26 (Tamworth): Outdoor Gallery Regional Showcase - projection art and live music by UNE staff and alumni celebrating the New England bushland. https://bit.ly/4okqCM2

📷 Jun 28 (online): Entries are closing for UNE’s Your Place, Our Country photography competition. We’re calling for student images that celebrate connection to Country, community and home - with prizes and exhibition opportunities up for grabs. https://bit.ly/3PrlQPR

📖 Jun 29 (UNE): Thinking about increasing your study load for Trimester 2? Last day to add units to an existing enrolment is today! Feel free to reach out if you need support making a decision.

⚖️ Jul 13 (UNE Tamworth): AI in Legal Practice: Ethics, Professional Obligations and Risk. Learn how AI is being used in legal practice, the ethical and professional obligations that apply, and how to manage emerging risks. Free CPD event for practising lawyers, particularly those in regional and small practice settings. Register now: https://bit.ly/4oFSkD9

🩺 Jul 14 (UNE Tamworth): Nursing Circle: Preparing for Interviews. Final-year Bachelor of Nursing students can gain practical GradStart interview tips and strategies, plus learn about the resources and support available throughout the application process. RSVP now! https://bit.ly/4v3hhuB

🚜 Jul 16 (UNE & Armidale): Farming Futures Careers Fair. Connect with industry leaders at Australia’s largest student-run ag event, with an Industry Dinner to follow that evening. https://bit.ly/4aaDVZJ

💡 Jul 21 (UNE Tamworth): HATCH. Explore, test and challenge your business ideas at this practical UNE SRI half-day bootcamp. Register now https://bit.ly/4vIz4Hu

🎭 Jul 24 - Aug 1 (Armidale): The Dumb Waiter. Experience Harold Pinter’s darkly funny classic of mystery and menace starring NIDA graduate Stuart Lumsden. Limited seating - book early! https://bit.ly/4ogdZkW

📚 Jul 26 (online): Deadline for abstracts and travel assistance applications for The UNE Research Pathways Conference. This event will be held Oct 14-15 on our UNE Armidale campus and online, bringing together researchers to share their work and build meaningful connections. https://bit.ly/4tJ7RCU

🔬 July 31 (UNE Armidale + online): Graduate Research School presents emerging UNE research – hear from PhD candidates tackling university policy & economic sustainability. https://bit.ly/43KshBb

Professor Bill McClymont taught generations of UNE students the power of systems thinking: that great outcomes happen when many parts work together.

Now, that philosophy lives on through the McClymont Scholarship, after a group of UNE Rural Science graduates, alumni and former staff pooled their resources to honour their pioneering educator.

The scholarship is helping students like Charlotte Patterson pursue a future in agriculture. For this first-year Rural Science student from Central Queensland, the funds are easing the pressure of rent, food and study costs while she focuses on her degree.

It’s a powerful reminder that collective giving creates real impact and that, together, we can change lives.

Read more via our link in comments.

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Every gift helps create opportunities for UNE students, researchers and communities. Support the area that matters to you most with a tax-deductible gift by 30 June - see link in comments.

At 15, Vanessa Sadler dreamed of becoming a psychologist. Life took her in other directions: work, family, raising children, and countless competing responsibilities.

But that dream never disappeared and, at 41, amid COVID and home-schooling, she returned to study.

Today, with support from UNE’s Sole Parents and Carers Country Scholarship, Vanessa is pursuing that goal while raising two teenage boys on her own.

“My studies have been a big leap of faith ... This UNE scholarship has provided that soft landing for me.”

For Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education student Jane Clifford, who lives in regional Victoria, the scholarship has enabled her to buy important teaching resources while also meeting household expenses.

“As a single parent to a child with autism, I never put my needs first. Even working part-time has proven difficult. But my studies are a way to set myself up for a sustainable future career – one in which I can help children live better lives."

Read more via our link in comments.

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Every gift helps create opportunities for UNE students, researchers and communities. Support the area that matters to you most with a tax-deductible gift by 30 June - see link in comments.

Trimester 2 is almost here, and so is a packed calendar of opportunities, events and celebrations across the UNE community.

🎺 Open now (UNE Armidale): Students interested in music performance are invited to join UNE’s 2026 ensembles, including vocal, brass, wind and strings. It’s free and you have expert tutors! Weekly rehearsals and end-of-semester concerts are included. More details: Luke Fowler (Head of Austin Page College) at [email protected]

📷 Open now (online): Every place has a story. UNE’s Your Place, Our Country photography competition is calling for student images that celebrate connection to Country, community and home - with prizes and exhibition opportunities up for grabs. https://bit.ly/3PrlQPR

💻 Jun 15-22 (online): Master Zoom before Trimester 2! Join Peer Academic Mentors for live Q&A and feel confident for tutorials. Join via PASS on the myLearn T2 site.

📣 Jun 18 (UNE NOVA, Armidale): Built something brilliant but struggling to get eyes on it? This practical masterclass - Getting seen: Marketing + storytelling - will help you cut through the noise, tell your story and market your business without burning yourself out. https://bit.ly/3RK7n23

🧑‍🏫 Jun 22 (UNE): Teaching commences for Trimester 2! Get ready for another trimester of possibilities.

🎨 Jun 26 (Tamworth): Outdoor Gallery Regional Showcase. Projection art and live music by UNE staff and alumni celebrating the New England bushland. https://bit.ly/4okqCM2

💡 Jun 26 (UNE Armidale + online): Deadline for abstracts and travel assistance applications for The UNE Research Pathways Conference. This event will be held Oct 14-15 on our UNE Armidale campus and online, bringing together researchers to share their work and build meaningful connections. https://bit.ly/4tJ7RCU

📖 Jun 29 (UNE): Thinking about increasing your study load for Trimester 2? Last day to add units to an existing enrolment is today! Reach out if you need support making a decision.

🚜 Jul 16 (UNE Armidale + town): Farming Futures Careers Fair. Connect with industry leaders at Australia’s largest student-run ag event, with an industry dinner to follow that evening. https://bit.ly/4aaDVZJ

🩺 Jul 21 (UNE Tamworth): Nursing Circle. Final-year students: gain the strategies and confidence needed to excel in your GradStart interviews at this collaborative workshop. RSVP now! https://bit.ly/4v3hhuB

💡 Jul 21 (UNE Tamworth): HATCH. Explore, test and challenge your business ideas at this practical UNE SRI half-day bootcamp. Register now https://bit.ly/4vIz4Hu

🎭 Jul 24 - Aug 1 (Armidale): The Dumb Waiter. Experience Harold Pinter’s darkly funny classic of mystery and menace starring NIDA graduate Stuart Lumsden. Limited seating - book early! https://bit.ly/4ogdZkW

“I’ve always been someone prepared to give things a red, hot crack. I’m not here to make marginal change but to take forward projects that improve the ease of adoption and deliver real benefit.

“The key is to keep learning and innovating, so you are improving all the time – and that’s a mindset that sometimes requires a big gulp of your ego. Taking something from every situation means what you do next is better."

Dr Gerard Davis has built a career turning ambitious ideas into practical innovations for the livestock industry.

From global animal genomics programs to technologies designed to make advanced breeding more affordable and accessible, his work continues to shape the future of agriculture.

Gerard is a 2025 UNE Distinguished Alumni Award winner, recognised for his pioneering contributions to agricultural biotechnology and global food security.

⭐ His full story, and how to nominate someone for the 2026 UNE Alumni Awards, in the comments below.