News Centre archive - 2016
Collated on this page is an archive of the University's News Centre stories in 2016.
Browse the archive below, or select an alternate year from the left column navigation.

Music graduate named Best New Talent at Country Music Awards
The 23-year-old Campbelltown resident was handed a prestigious Golden Guitar award at the star studded Tamworth Country Music Association of Australia Awards.

Cancer scholarship pledged to Western Sydney University
The Mark Grundy OCAGI has pledged $39,000 to fund a PhD in Western Sydney University’s School of Medicine.

Survey finds 'Southern Horizon' the favourite alternative Australian flag design
Six popular alternative flag designs were presented to survey participants as part of an Australian Research Council project looking at national symbols.

Sports Management student living the dream with Sydney Thunder
Andrew Gilchrist has been touring the country as an employee of the Western Sydney based Twenty/20 team, who won the final of the Big Bash competition.

Western Sydney University makes largest number of offers in its history
A national focus on innovation and entrepreneurship is helping boost the popularity of technology and business-oriented university courses, as Western Sydney University makes 12,183 offers to students in 2016.

Deng Adut to deliver 2016 Australia Day Address
Deng’s story of hope and the transformational power of education has touched hearts across the world, with more than two million views of his inspirational video since late last year.
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