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The UCX Op Shop provides students with the opportunity to purchase affordable clothing, homeware, small furniture, study materials and more. It also gives students and the UC Community the opportunity to donate items that they no longer want or need. With a focus on sustainability, the Op Shop is a great place to find amazing items at great prices. The UCX Op Shop is open to all UC community members. Students that are UCX Members will receive a discount on items that are already at a great price! With prices starting at $4 ($2 for UCX Members), the UCX Op Shop is too good to miss.Op Shop regular prices:$4 items will include items of clothing, shoes, stationery, cutlery and glasses.$10 items will include bags, clothing, sets of glassware and cutlery and various homewares.$20 will include small furniture, clothing and limited electronic items.The prices for UCX Members are 50% off the regular prices.

Employer Connect | Careers & Job Expo This is your chance to meet dozens of local and national employers in one afternoon! Wednesday 19 August11am – 2pmUC Refectory Whether you're looking for part-time work, internships, graduate roles, or simply want to discover new industries and build your network, this event has something for every UC student – all years and disciplines welcome!What's On Offer?Meet employers face-to-face and chat directly with recruitersDiscover graduate programs, internships, part-time jobs, and moreFree merch, food & giveawaysNetworking opportunities and career adviceRegister to receive the full employer contact list after the event Plus: Complete the post-event survey for your chance to win a Visa Gift Card! Register here! Student Registration LinkWho's Attending?A wide range of organisations across sectors including: Multi-Discipline / Professional Services AECOM, Accenture, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, NAB, Nestlé, Uni Super, and many more. Government & Public SectorAustralian Federal Police, Australian National Audit Office, Department of Finance, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Defense Force and others. EducationACT Education Directorate, Canberra Grammar School, Catholic Education, Teach NSW, and more. HealthAbility Action Australia, Calvary Bruce Private Hospital, Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Early Bird Therapy, Perinatal Wellbeing Centre, Qscan Group, and others. Tourism & HospitalityCasino Canberra, Doma Hotels, Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Meriton Suites, National Convention Centre Canberra, and more. Jobs on Campus & OtherInnovation Central Canberra, Library & Study Skills, Student Centre, UCX, and visa/international support organisations.  FULL LIST OF 2026 EXHIBITORS AVAILABLE ON THE EVENT PAGE! Bring your friends and make the most of this fantastic on-campus opportunity. It’s a low-pressure way to explore what’s out there and take the next step in your career journey. Don’t miss out – register today! Register for Employer Connect Need more information?Contact careers@canberra.edu.au

Join us in the library (Bldg 8) from 12 noon on Wednesday September 2nd for Indigenous Literacy Day - A massive celebration of First Nations culture, stories and language in support of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.We will hold a special reading of this year's selected picture book in the Yarning Circle - My Walk Through the Seasons on Ngaanyatjarra Country followed by art and craft activities in Ngaladjima Garden. Meanwhile, the livestream events at Sydney Opera House will play on the library's Digital Wall.Then, back-back-back again by increasingly popular demand - The Great Book Swap! We listened, we heard, we acted - this year, the sale runs over two days!Wednesday September 2nd and Thursday September 3rd between 10:30 am and 3:00pm.

Monthly UC-wide outreach event showcasing the community impacts of our UC research. Pints & Insights will run on the first Thursday of every month to champion the community impacts of UC research conducted across our faculties. World-class research, local impact. Come along to hear from our researchers about their work and latest projects - a great way to find out how your local university is helping everyday Canberrans and solving everyday issues in your backyard. All welcome!

Speaker: Russell Smith               Members of the Canberra Finnegans Wake Reading GroupDate\Time: Thursday 24 September 2026, 12:30-13:30Location: online only Zoom: http://zoom.us/j/95029077504 AbstractThere are Reading Groups all around the world dedicated to exploring—a word and a line and a page at a time—James Joyce’s notoriously incomprehensible last book Finnegans Wake. The Canberra ‘chapter’ was started by writer Gabrielle Carey in 2019, who showed us that the Wake is a book written for everyone. In this seminar you are invited to participate in an open session of the Finnegans Wake Reading Group led by its current convenor Russell Smith. No preparation is necessary: just bring your imagination, an open mind, and a readiness to share your impressions and ideas. We will go through a page or two together. Given that the Wake’s wordplay is based on more than 70 languages, as well as snippets of information about everything from the anatomy of insects to advertisements for face cream, no guess is too obscure or outrageous: the game is not about what it does mean, but what it can mean. Texts will be provided. Please be advised that the discussion will almost certainly involve vulgar innuendo and quite likely disparaging references to the British Empire and the Catholic Church.All are welcome! BioDr Russell Smith lectures in Modern Literature and Literary Theory at ANU. He is working on a project that reads Finnegans Wake as an exploration of the media and communications ecology of the 1920s and 1930s: what the Wakecalls ‘this wireless age’. The Culture and Creativity Seminar Series is hosted by the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra. To discover upcoming seminars, please follow us on Facebook @uccccr, or Instagram and Twitter @uc_cccr. Alternatively, join our mailing list by emailing cccr@canberra.edu.au. Any questions and accessibility requests please contact: cccr@canberra.edu.au.