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Living your best life in the uni break

We all have the right to feel safe and secure, and with the university break coming up, our daily activities might look a bit different. With that in mind, we’ve spoken to Jayne McCartney, the Respectful Communities Coordinator at the University of Newcastle, to see how students can feel safe while enjoying their time off.  What are some safety services that the University offers? The … Continue reading Living your best life in the uni break

Top Tips for Staying Safe Online

As we increasingly live our lives online, it is important to take online privacy and security seriously. This means being proactive about our online safety, even though it is way easier to ignore it and hope for the best.                                                                                                                                 Information Technology (IT) lies at the heart of not only modern life, but a modern education and at the University of Newcastle we are lucky … Continue reading Top Tips for Staying Safe Online

How UON Security can help you navigate campus safely

If you don’t have a driver’s license, live far away from campus or just want a cheaper (and cleaner) alternative to driving, public transport is a great service to take advantage of to get you to and from university safely. But late class times mean sometimes you need to catch public transport in the dark. Whilst public transport options generally have safety measures in place, … Continue reading How UON Security can help you navigate campus safely