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and extending our collaboration and partnerships with Indigenous peoples of our regions and beyond.</p> <blockquote> <p>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge and experiences are fundamental to Australia's social, economic and cultural wellbeing.”</p> <cite>Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration</cite> </blockquote> </div> <div class="uon-sp-page-header-image w50 with-image" style="background-image:url('https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0020/603380/indigenous-commitment.jpg');"> <span class="caption caption-tr caption-light">Students: Tahlia and Kadina</span> </div> </div><div class="uon-tab-content" id="uon-tab-content-599265"><div class="uon-tab-content-nav"> <a href="#commitment" class="active" data-interaction-label="Tab 1: Commitment">Commitment</a><a href="#initiatives" data-interaction-label="Tab 2: Initiatives">Initiatives</a><a href="#goals" data-interaction-label="Tab 3: Goals">Goals</a><a href="#framework" data-interaction-label="Tab 4: Framework">Framework</a> </div><div class="uon-tab-content-tabs"> <div id="commitment" class="uon-tab-content-tab active"> <h3 class="underlined for-mobile">Commitment</h3> <div class="uon-tab-content-tab-contents"> <h2 class="headline-50px">Our Commitment</h2> <div class="uon-sp-flex-row"> <div class="w50 pr60"> <p class="section-intro">We are guided by the Wollotuka Cultural Standards, expressed through our inter-institutional relationships.</p> <p>Our relationships are based on the principles of reciprocity, accountability and respect. Through these principles, we commit to:</p> <ul> <li>Pursuing the highest rates of success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across all disciplines</li> <li>Becoming the leading university for global Indigenous comparative studies, research and educational approaches</li> <li>Being the preferred employer and partner university for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities</li> <li>Nurturing an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders are challenged to innovate in culturally affirming, globally aware ways.</li> </ul> <p>Our activities will further be informed by the <em>Universities Australia Indigenous Strategy</em>, the <em>University of Newcastle Indigenous Higher Education Framework</em> and our <em>Reconciliation Action Plan</em>.</p> <hr style="border:0 none;height:1px;background:#D9DBE0;margin:30px auto;"/> <p class="section-intro">Bula Wiyawiyelli – ‘those two [who] are talking’</p> </div> <div class="w50 with-image" style="background-image:url('https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0007/603385/our-commitment.jpg');"> <span class="caption caption-br caption-light">Staff members Denise Emmerson and Raymond Kelly with student, Maddy (centre)</span> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="initiatives" class="uon-tab-content-tab"> <h3 class="underlined for-mobile">Initiatives</h3> <div class="uon-tab-content-tab-contents"> <h2 class="headline-50px">Key initiatives</h2> <div class="grid-content grid-2-column"> <div class="grid-block"> <h3 class="underlined">Meaningful engagement in our regions</h3> <p>We seek to co-develop initiatives to grow the economic potential of our regions. Drawing from the wisdom of knowledge traditions will give us the best chance to achieve the best results for everyone in our communities. Through the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge, we will champion multidisciplinary research and collaboration to find solutions that benefit our community.</p> </div> <div class="grid-block"> <h3 class="underlined">Reconciliation</h3> <p>The 60,000 years of Australia’s First Peoples cultures are the foundation to our identity as an Australian university. Reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is everyone’s responsibility and benefits all. We will provide an environment that is free from racism and discrimination, and embrace a united approach to equality and inclusiveness.</p> <p>Our practices will be consistent with the <em>UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</em> and the <em>State of Reconciliation in Australia Report</em>. We are especially mindful of the impact we can have in terms of institutional integrity as a leading voice for reconciliation in our regions.</p> </div> </div> <h2 class="underlined centered-heading">Progress</h2><div id="uon-card-grid-687714" class="uon-card-grid uon-card-grid-flickity"> <a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured/ngarrama-returns-to-light-up-newcastle" class="uon-card uon-card-1x uon-card-light uon-card-with-tag uon-card-with-date uon-card-with-meta"><div class="uon-card-image"><img src="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0009/1040688/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg" alt="Ngarrama returns to light up Newcastle" /></div><div class="uon-card-content"><div class="uon-card-content-meta"><div class="uon-card-content-meta-tag">News</div><div class="uon-card-content-meta-date">16 Jan 2025</div></div><h3 class="uon-card-content-title">Ngarrama returns to light up Newcastle</h3><p class="uon-card-content-summary">Ngarrama will illuminate King Edward Park on Saturday 25 January when the University of Newcastle proudly welcomes the community back for its annual reflection event.</p><p class="uon-card-content-link">Read more</p></div></a><a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured/dust-yourself-off-and-try-again-you-can-do-it-and-become-a-doctor" class="uon-card uon-card-1x uon-card-light uon-card-with-tag uon-card-with-date uon-card-with-meta"><div class="uon-card-image"><img src="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0009/1039158/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg" alt="Dust yourself off and try again: you can do it and become a doctor" /></div><div class="uon-card-content"><div class="uon-card-content-meta"><div class="uon-card-content-meta-tag">News</div><div class="uon-card-content-meta-date">12 Dec 2024</div></div><h3 class="uon-card-content-title">Dust yourself off and try again: you can do it and become a doctor</h3><p class="uon-card-content-summary">Failing doesn’t make you a failure, and it’s not a reason to give up on your dream. That’s what Shelby Edwards discovered while studying medicine at the University of Newcastle.</p><p class="uon-card-content-link">Read more</p></div></a><a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured/millies-pathway-to-becoming-an-inspiring-teacher-and-making-a-change-in-community" class="uon-card uon-card-1x uon-card-light uon-card-with-tag uon-card-with-date uon-card-with-meta"><div class="uon-card-image"><img src="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0018/1026603/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg" alt="Millie’s pathway to becoming an inspiring teacher and making a change in community" /></div><div class="uon-card-content"><div class="uon-card-content-meta"><div class="uon-card-content-meta-tag">News</div><div class="uon-card-content-meta-date">08 Oct 2024</div></div><h3 class="uon-card-content-title">Millie’s pathway to becoming an inspiring teacher and making a change in community</h3><p class="uon-card-content-summary">The University of Newcastle is leading transformative change in rural and regional education, which is one thing that attracted proud Wiradjuri woman, Millie Mills, to the University. Millie relocated from Wellington and is currently in her second year of studying Education, something that she said is thanks to the Wollotuka Institute’s Yapug program.</p><p class="uon-card-content-link">Read more</p></div></a><a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/community-and-alumni/why-i-donate3" class="uon-card uon-card-1x uon-card-light uon-card-with-tag uon-card-with-date uon-card-with-meta"><div class="uon-card-image"><img src="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0003/1025238/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg" alt="Why I donate" /></div><div class="uon-card-content"><div class="uon-card-content-meta"><div class="uon-card-content-meta-tag">News</div><div class="uon-card-content-meta-date">01 Oct 2024</div></div><h3 class="uon-card-content-title">Why I donate</h3><p class="uon-card-content-summary">"Giving back to the communities we’re part of is very important to us. Providing scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people studying health degrees enables us to make a practical difference in the lives of people living in regional and remote communities."</p><p class="uon-card-content-link">Read more</p></div></a><a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured/scholarship-supports-students-to-strive-to-success" class="uon-card uon-card-1x uon-card-light uon-card-with-tag uon-card-with-date uon-card-with-meta"><div class="uon-card-image"><img src="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0013/1018030/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg" alt="Scholarship supports students to strive to success" /></div><div class="uon-card-content"><div class="uon-card-content-meta"><div class="uon-card-content-meta-tag">News</div><div class="uon-card-content-meta-date">29 Aug 2024</div></div><h3 class="uon-card-content-title">Scholarship supports students to strive to success</h3><p class="uon-card-content-summary">The Wollotuka Institute at the University of Newcastle has announced their 2024 Indigenous scholarship recipients at their annual breakfast. The 48 successful recipients were celebrated in front of their peers thanks to the generosity of their community scholarship donors.</p><p class="uon-card-content-link">Read more</p></div></a><a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/featured/in-three-minutes-or-less-creative-pitches-take-first-place-at-competitive-research-finals" class="uon-card uon-card-1x uon-card-light uon-card-with-tag uon-card-with-date uon-card-with-meta"><div class="uon-card-image"><img src="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0008/1017836/varieties/sidebar_thumb.jpg" alt="In three minutes or less: Creative pitches take first place at competitive research finals " /></div><div class="uon-card-content"><div class="uon-card-content-meta"><div class="uon-card-content-meta-tag">News</div><div class="uon-card-content-meta-date">28 Aug 2024</div></div><h3 class="uon-card-content-title">In three minutes or less: Creative pitches take first place at competitive research finals </h3><p class="uon-card-content-summary">Jake MacDonald and Zanab Malik claimed first place at the University of Newcastle’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) and Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition finals last night.</p><p class="uon-card-content-link">Read more</p></div></a> </div><p><a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/our-uni/strategic-plan/our-progress" class="button large-button uon-card-grid-more-link">Show more news</a></p>  </div> </div><div id="goals" class="uon-tab-content-tab"> <h3 class="underlined for-mobile">Goals</h3> <div class="uon-tab-content-tab-contents"> <div class="uon-sp-goals"> <div class="uon-sp-goals-title"> <h2 class="headline-50px">Our<br/> 2025<br/> goals</h2> </div> <div class="uon-sp-goals-column"> <h3 class="underlined">Excellence</h3> <p>We will be world leaders in Indigenous:</p> <ul> <li>Health research</li> <li>Education research</li> <li>Global histories research</li> <li>Language research</li> </ul> <h3 class="underlined">Equity</h3> <p>Our Indigenous staff representation will achieve parity for our region and will extend our position as the leading university in Indigenous staff participation across the country. We will employ and develop Indigenous academic staff across all faculties in the University.</p> </div> <div class="uon-sp-goals-column"> <h3 class="underlined">Engagement</h3> <p>Our Indigenous students and staff will be supported, increasing retention rates across all areas of the University.</p> <h3 class="underlined">Sustainability</h3> <p>We will work with Indigenous people and be guided by Indigenous knowledges to look after and promote country and culture. We will embed the use of traditional knowledge into our campus design and planning processes.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="framework" class="uon-tab-content-tab"> <h3 class="underlined for-mobile">Framework</h3> <div class="uon-tab-content-tab-contents"> <h2 class="headline-50px">Our Education and Research Framework</h2> <div class="uon-sp-flex-row"> <div class="w50" > <img src="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/image/0010/718498/framework-image.jpeg"/> </div> <div class="w50 pl60"> <p class="section-intro">This Framework is interconnected with a number of strategies and plans across the University, our community and the Higher Education sector.</p> <p>It does not delve into the detail of each - but rather points to the relevant strategy, plan and contact point to connect and collaborate with.</p> <p>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and research is everyone’s responsibility. It is how all of us, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, can learn, research and apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing and being.</p> <p>This Framework will see the University, our communities and our region work together to achieve excellence.</p> <p><a href="https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/721148/Aboriginal-Torres-Strait-Island-Education-Strategy_digital.pdf" class="button next-button">Download the framework (PDF, 2.5MB)</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="section-bg-wrapper"> <h2 class="headline-50px">In focus</h2> <h3 class="underlined">Closing the gap</h3> <p>To help improve life outcomes for Indigenous peoples we will build new partnerships while strengthening existing partnerships with local Aboriginal organisations.</p> <p>With our strengths in medicine, health and education, we are well-placed to help improve life expectancy, child mortality, and early childhood outcomes. 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