Indigenous Research Opportunities

  • Future Students
    31st Jan - 2nd Feb
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    All day

    Ngurra 2024

    Nura Gili Centre for Indigenous Education will be holding Ngurra Orientation Program on 31st Jan, 1st and 2nd February at Nura Gili at UNSW for all commencing undergraduate Indigenous students at UNSW.

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  • 20th Anniversary Artwork
    23 Feb 2024
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    5.30pm - 11pm

    Indigenous Alumni Event

    Join us in celebrating a significant occasion honouring the achievements, resilience, and vibrant culture of our Indigenous community within the university.

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  • Clem's Lunch

    Student Success

    Our Student Success Team aim to enhance the student experience at UNSW. We work to equip all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at UNSW with the skills they need to thrive in an ever-changing and innovative world.

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    Indigenous Admission Scheme

    The UNSW Indigenous Admission Scheme provides an alternative pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gain entry into a UNSW undergraduate program outside of Pre-program degrees.

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    UNSW Indigenous Pre-programs

    UNSW’s Indigenous Pre-programs offer a holistic pre-entry university experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Our programs are both an alternative entry pathway to UNSW and a degree-specific preparatory program.

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    Youth Leaders Program

    UNSW and Nura Gili are excited to launch two new high school programs to give students the opportunity to tackle big issues and gain leadership skills.

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  • Osca Monaghan

    Academic Lecturer

    Osca (they/them) is a proud Guugu Yimithirr scholar and lawyer who was born on Ngunnawal country, and grown up on the lands of the Yidinji, Yirrganydji, and Djabugay peoples. They have lived, worked and studied on Gadigal land for the past ten years. Their research interests include decolonisation, legal theory, abolition, environmental law, criminal law, and gender and sexuality. They continue to practice law as a criminal defence lawyer, with a particular focus on the Children’s criminal jurisdiction in NSW.

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  • Nura Gili team

    Our Team

    Meet our diverse team of student success officers, Indigenous scholars, education experts, and more.

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  • Ben Kelly

    Ben Kelly

    Ben Kelly

    Senior Lecturer 

    Ben (he/him) is an Education Focused academic who has taught Indigenous Studies with Nura Gili at UNSW since 2007. Drawing on his training in Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology and Education, Ben teaches a range of courses across the Indigenous Studies Major. Taking inspiration from self-determination theory, culturally responsive pedagogy, and Universal Design for Learning, his teaching practice strives to cultivate learning environments where students feel safe, connected, and confident to pursue their learning goals and academic interests.

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