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1 in Canberra for graduate employment

#1 in Canberra for graduate employment

(GUG, 2025)

Top 10 for reducing inequalities

Top 10 for reducing inequalities

(THE Impact Rankings, 2024)

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#1 in Canberra for skill development

(GUG, 2025)

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Grads 2026: Ebony Gagel

Entrepreneur, social media star and intrepid traveller – Ebony has made many dreams come true. She's now looking to turn even more into reality, as she embarks on a full-time marketing career.

23 Sep 2026
Grads 2026: Ebony Gagel

Students in Lightning Ridge lit a spark in this teacher, now he‘s helping change rural education for all

UC Professor Philip Roberts recognised for service to rural education

23 Sep 2026
Students in Lightning Ridge lit a spark in this teacher, now he‘s helping change rural education for all

Grads 2026: Emma Loaney

Emma's UC story reads like a Hallmark movie – a new bestie, a childhood dream fulfilled, a fun casual content creation gig, and internships that built connections. But it wasn’t all roses. There were a number of downs, but through it all, she persevered and earned her degree.

23 Sep 2026
Grads 2026: Emma Loaney
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Tracking immunity through transformation: UC researcher awarded Max Day Fellowship for amphibian conservation research

University of Canberra postdoctoral researcher Dr Meng-Han Joseph Chung has received a Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship to investigate whether vaccination can strengthen amphibian immunity to chytrid fungus, right through metamorphosis.

23 Sep 2026
Tracking immunity through transformation: UC researcher awarded Max Day Fellowship for amphibian conservation research

UC graduates encouraged to lead with integrity in a changing world

Almost 1,000 University of Canberra students have been conferred over four ceremonies during the September 2026 round of graduations.

22 Sep 2026
UC graduates encouraged to lead with integrity in a changing world

UC researcher recognised for protecting community health in a changing environment

The Public Health Association of Australia has awarded Professor Sotiris Vardoulakis the Tony McMichael Public Health Ecology and Environment Award for his decades of contribution to climate and health research.

17 Sep 2026
UC researcher recognised for protecting community health in a changing environment
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