ATHENA will kickstart your Advance HE Fellowship application
Sometimes the best innovations come from recognising patterns. When UNE's AI-powered Academic Promotions Assistant proved successful, it didn't take long for staff to spot a similar staff pain point that could use AI assistance.
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Gemini 2.5 Flash in Madgwick: super-speed, impressive reasoning
Google's latest and fastest model - Gemini 2.5 Flash - is the latest cutting edge model available for all staff in the Madgwick AI platform. Designed to be the ideal ‘balanced workhorse’ for your daily tasks, Gemini 2.5 Flash delivers a massive 1 million context size, and ups inference speed significantly, while retaining high-quality reasoning. For the majority of professional and academic work in Madgwick, Gemini 2.5 Flash offers a faster experience without a noticeable trade-off in output quality.
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Staff-led innovation reimagining student support
A pioneering initiative from UNE’s Student Services team is exploring how artificial intelligence can help tackle one of the university's most complex manual tasks. The project is a story of practical innovation, highlighting a journey of learning and discovery as staff partner with AI to build the student support tools of the future.
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Stepping you through your academic promotion
The Academic Promotions Assistant is an AI-powered tool made to guide UNE staff through every stage of their promotion application - from confirming workload and academic level, to drafting compelling narratives for Teaching, Research, and Service, and finally assisting with the Executive Summary and application form.
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Student-built AI prototype 'Attune' explores new frontiers in legal tutoring
The final years of a law degree are an intense period of honing practical skills, with legal research being one of the most crucial. What if students had a dedicated AI partner to practise with? A recent student initiative has explored that very question, producing a compelling proof-of-concept for an AI-powered legal tutor.
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AI system’s code optimisation ‘evolution’
A new research paper details an AI system that could change how complex code is developed and optimised. AlphaEvolve, released in May 2025 by Google DeepMind, attempts to combine large language models with automated evaluation at scale to tackle problems in science and engineering.
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Talking therapy: AI competition winning AI bot redefines mental health support
Meet Prarthana Sapkota; the winner of last month’s LabNext70 AI Competition. Prarthana is studying Master of Data Science at UNE. Part of her prize is an internship at LabNext70. Currently, Prarthana is working remotely with the LabNext70 team in a research and development role.
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Madgwick AI cafe
Madgwick help, no fuss. Daily from 9 - 10am, May 7-16.
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Project Belong
Belong Project is a critical initiative aimed at improving student engagement, retention, and success.
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Tardis - Placement preparation assistant
Designed to help students prepare for practical placements, Tardis offers tailored guidance, answers key questions, and provides resources for navigating the placement process.
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Driving innovation at UNE
LabNext70 is a dedicated team at the University of New England. We’re driving innovation by developing AI-driven solutions that enhance the learning experience for our students, assist academics, and empower our staff.
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AI-Powered Policy Bot
Using a large language model (LLM) combined with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), the bot can quickly search and reference UNE’s extensive policy library to provide accurate, up-to-date information in real time.
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Lexi LawScribe - Legal writing tutor
Built on the Cogniti AI platform, Lexi offers constructive feedback on key aspects of legal writing, including spelling, grammar, structure, punctuation, and citations following AGLC4 standards.
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Our commitment to data privacy and security
We’re dedicated to upholding the highest standards of data privacy and security within the UNE community.
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AI competition
Are you a student working with generative AI or coding?
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Developing AI readiness
This virtual assistant is designed to help prospective students assess if they’re ready to begin their studies with us. It answers questions about the skills, knowledge, and preparation needed to succeed at university.
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