The Higher Degree by Research scholarships will address some of Australia’s most pressing social and ethical challenges. Photo: UNDA. The University of Notre Dame Australia is investing in the next generation of researchers through a suite of new Higher Degree by Research (HDR) scholarships that will address some of Australia’s most pressing social and ethical challenges. The scholarship...

Born in Perth on 17 March 1929, Fr Pat was 12 when he joined the first intake at St Charles' Seminary in Guildford. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth. Applications will soon open for a scholarship established by Perth priest and former editor of The Record, the late Fr Patrick Cunningham. The scholarship aims to promote lay studies of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council and offers stu...

The University of Notre Dame Australia has this week announced that the Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Emeritus Professor David Lloyd as Interim Vice Chancellor. The appointment will commence on Monday 28 September 2026 and continue until the incoming Vice Chancellor commences in the role. Professor David Lloyd brings more than 20 years’ senior executive and board exp...

Archbishop Costelloe and Fr Vincent congratulate the 2026 B.J. Hickey Scholarship winners, along with CFE Director, Dr Marco Ceccarelli and CFE Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation, Laura Firth. Photo: Eric Odong/Archdiocese of Perth. At his inauguration Mass on 18 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV encouraged his listeners “Look to Christ! Come closer to him! Welcome his word that enlightens and conso...

We walk together, serve the archdiocese together, guided by the Holy Spirit whose voice and direction we constantly try to capture. Those words, in the spirit of synodality cultivated by Pope Francis and now Pope Leo XIV, are the foundations on which the Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE) continues to develop, 50 years after its establishment in 1976. Delivering the homily at the annivers...

The University of Notre Dame Australia will lead a four-year research project examining how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping spiritual practice and belief formation in Australia. The project follows the securing of a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship, with Associate Professor Victoria Lorrimar, the Director of Notre Dame’s Centre for Technology a...

A researcher from the University of Notre Dame Australia has co-authored a global-first position statement, which is redefining how risky play among adolescents is understood by highlighting the role of challenge and exploration in helping young people develop confidence, resilience and lifelong well-being. Growing Through Risk: Supporting Play and Wellbeing from 9-15 years, produced by Pla...