Tag: UK
New general surgeon for hospital
A NEW general surgeon, Dr Basavaraj Mundasad has commenced work at Armidale Hospital.
The appointment of Dr Raj (as he prefers to be known) further...
Musical Path to the Classroom
In 2013, well known musician and instrumental music teacher Zana Clarke left her music studio to take up a new career in Steiner teaching...
Forensic scientist reaches public through TV
Dr Xanthe Mallett, a lecturer in criminology at the University of New England, is a well-known personality to millions of people in the UK,...
Lehman Bros Australia found negligent
A judgment was brought down on Friday, September 21, by Justice Steven Rares of the Federal Court in relation to a class action legal...
Flights too expensive
Earlier this year, on returning to Sydney from overseas without an ongoing booking to Armidale, I was asked to pay $459 for a one-way...
Creating kitchen gardens
Food growing in schools was the focus for 30 New England teachers at Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre in Armidale last Thursday, when they took...
A Special Connection to Country
It is refreshing in this time of technology and slick representations to come across a perfect marriage between the subtleties of watercolour and a...
Diverse series of free lectures at UNE
A series of free public lectures at the University of New England will explore topics as diverse as the slums of the Sri Lankan...
Innovations in medical education
As a result of its partnership with University of California, Irvine, UNE's School of Rural Medicine is pioneering the use of iPads and portable...
Medical students begin their journey
“It is really in your heart that will make the difference of whether you are a good doctor or not a good doctor” was...
Australian Constitution
The letters of January 4, 2012 from your regular contributors Bergin, Lightfoot and Fidlon were entertaining as expected. But Bergin is wrong to suggest...
Christmas Island’s past
I was a British MOD employee in Cyprus during the years 1960 to 1963, and one of my bridesmaids’ husbands revealed to us he...