Sarah James is a third year Bachelor of Communication/Laws (Honours) student. Newcastle born and bred, in her spare time she loves discovering hidden foodie gems and traveling to new places.
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Your guide to achieving success at university
You’ve made it. All the hard work has paid off and you’re finally a student at the University of Newcastle. Congratulations! It may seem like you’ve reached your end goal but this is just the beginning. A plethora of exciting, rewarding and sometimes challenging experiences are coming your way. Best to be prepared.
STAR4200: How to Launch a Product Without Starting a Business
If you enjoy designing solutions to problems, love products and enjoy thinking of ways to improve them – this class is for you. If entrepreneurship excites you but having to run a company absolutely does not— this class is definitely for you.
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5 Questions with Ollie Cook
In October 2018, the University of Newcastle celebrated student achievements with the inaugural Student Engagement Awards. Born from the previous Campus Life Awards and Industry and Employability Awards, the Student Engagement Awards are designed to recognise students who go above and beyond to contribute to the UON community. Not only are they boosting fellow students’ time studying, they’re also paving …
How to find out what’s on at each campus
The University of Newcastle is so much more than JUST Callaghan campus. As a student whose classes are based out of the City Precinct, I get that sometimes it’s easy to feel out of the loop (cue Shannon Noll ‘What about me?’). But in actual fact, there’s a heap of regular events based out of the other campuses. Wondering how …
How to make the most of your ‘fake break’
Nothing feels better than waking up knowing you have two weeks of sweet, sweet freedom. No classes. No lectures. No battling it out for a park. In previous weeks you would have to set your alarm for 7am. Sit in gridlock. Stay up way too late trying to complete readings. Foregoing nights out at King St to maintain your status …
It’s the end of the world as we know it (Except it probably isn’t)
His palms are sweaty, eyes weak, books are heavy There’s coffee on his sweater already, last-minute study He’s nervous, but on the surface he (doesn’t) look calm and ready To ace exams, but he keeps on forgettin’ What he wrote down, the writing time has started now He opens the paper, but the words won’t come out He’s chokin’, how, …
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How to bring enterprise and innovation to your degree
‘Enterprise’ and ‘innovation’ may have used to sound like corporate buzzwords, but I’m sure after this month’s ground-breaking Enterprise + Innovation 2018 you’re beginning to think a little bit differently. There seems to be a lingering misconception that enterprise and innovation apply just to business/engineering/science fields, but really their application is limitless. It’s all about big ideas, fresh ways of …
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4 ways you can give back to your student community
When was the last time you felt the rush of warm and fuzzy feelings you receive after doing something good for someone else? Well, I challenge you to do something great for your UON student community. And if you don’t get that rush of good feelings after 30 days… I was going to offer you some money back but who …
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UON welcomes new gender-neutral bathrooms
To all the cisgender women out there, you know that feeling when you’re queuing for the ladies’ room and hating life, because somehow the men’s bathroom has no queue yet you’ll be waiting an eternity to do your business? It’s pretty annoying hey? Well imagine feeling like you couldn’t use either bathroom. And worse, fearing you may be harassed or …
Science chat with Dr Vincent Candrawinata
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Founder of Renovatio Bioscience and UON scientist Dr Vincent Candrawinata seems to think so, and he has the evidence to back it up. “This is a saying in both Eastern and Western culture, stretching back thousands of years. And of course out of the 1755 known edible fruits and vegetables, …
Why you should stay in touch with UON after graduation
Congratulations! You’ve put in the hard yards and finally have your degree. Time to toss that graduation cap up in the air and celebrate. Sayonara Blackboard. Adios exams. But you didn’t think you were completely done with the University now did you? *drum roll* Enter Alumni. The UON Alumni Network is made up of 142,000 diverse people from across 145 …
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5 things you didn’t know about UON libraries
If there’s one thing you’ll get to know pretty intimately while you’re a student at UON, it’s the library. It’s basically your uni significant other. The library encourages you to work harder, supports you during that night-before cram, and is the perfect host when you’re hanging out with your group study buddies. But what would you say if I told …