University of New England, Australia - Definition and Overview

This article is about the university in Australia. For the Maine university, see University of New England, Maine.

The University of New England (UNE to its friends and alumni) was originally formed in 1938 as the New England University College, a College of the University of Sydney. It became fully independent in 1954, and was the first Australian university established outside a capital city. Its original and main campus is located in Armidale in the state of New South Wales.

Since 1955, teaching off-campus students by distance education has been an important part of the University's activities. In 2003, UNE became Australia's longest continuous provider of distance education and, with more than 12,000 external students, is still one of Australia's major providers of awards to off-campus students.

In October, 2004, Associate Professors Morwood and Brown from UNE were key players in the discovery of Homo floresiensis, possibly a new hominid species discovered in Flores, Indonesia.

External link

• University of New England (http://www.une.edu.au/)