Multidisciplinary dialogue and global opportunities are core to the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø experience. Six students from across ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø experienced this first-hand on a recent venture to French Polynesia. Discover how their immersion in a local Tahitian community improved their language skills, expanded their perspectives and forged enduring connections.
After completing her PhD at ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø in 2022, Gugu Badhun/Ngadjon-ji researcher and academic Dr Janine Gertz has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Stanner Award — a national biennial prize that recognises her thesis as the best academic writing by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander author. Find out how her thesis focused on forging a path forward for Gugu Badhun people.
·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Singapore’s Professor Eddy Ng is a visiting academic from Canada who helps early career researchers develop their skills and investigates diversity in the Australian workplace. Ed shares why it makes a huge difference that skilled migrants are encouraged to integrate and not to assimilate.
Courtney Hawkins says studying education and becoming a teacher has been "the best kind of challenge". Through RATEP, a community-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teacher education pathway, Courtney was able to pursue her passion for teaching and begin a career that has supported both her professional and personal aspirations.
The sight of tassel-topped cane fields and the scent of molasses sweetening the breeze are integral to the story of North Queensland, but the narratives of the sugar industry are stuck in the past. Find out how PhD Student Elizabeth Smyth is rewriting these narratives to bring sugar industry stories into the 21st century.
A sociologist at heart, Dr Nick Osbaldiston has always had a keen interest in understanding people’s lifestyles and the broader patterns of society. A Senior Lecturer in Sociology at ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø, Nick gives some insight into sociologists' valuable research and what it can tell us about different lifestyles.
·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Psychology Lecturer Dr Jessica Oliva says that the COVID-19 lockdowns were difficult for humans and their furry friends. But as the lockdowns eased, and people began to leave their homes more often, Jessica says that some of our pets may have struggled with this change.
Bethany Keats has used her PhD in Creative Writing and History to investigate a family mystery: her late grandmother's disappearance in the 1950s. Find out how Bethany's research and writing involved keen techniques that blend historical records with creative interpretation.