The Alternative Futures Research Network (AFRN) of the Faculty of Education and Arts has signed a memorandum of understanding with the New Economy Network Australia(NENA) to establish a research hub based at the University of Newcastle (UON).
The Alternative Futures Research Network studies and promotes alternative modes of development beyond Carbon, Capital, Consumerism and (unsustainable) Growth with a focus on the prospects of inclusive development in Australian regional areas, particularly the Hunter Region.