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Students in Focus

Connecting the dots: Fiona Richards on building UC’s global future

In her role as Chief Global Engagement Officer, Dr Fiona Richards' role is to discover and bring together the different threads of international engagement across the university.

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Sport, Health & Wellbeing

‘Here to listen’ UC’s new Director of the Medical and Counselling Centre puts student wellbeing first

Dr Chris Dickie wants more students to know about the free services on offer in the heart of the University of Canberra campus.

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Students in Focus

From regulator to researcher: helping shape the future of clinical trials

From healthcare practitioner to PhD candidate at the University of Canberra, Anastasia Makshakova is helping to shape the future of medical device standards, while exploring how clinical trial regulation can better support patients and innovation.

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Students in Focus

Why Tuggeranong student Georgia Nelson chose UC to launch her law career

At the University of Canberra, Georgia Nelson is realising her long held dream of becoming a lawyer.

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Students in Focus

U CAN @ UC: Riley Fernandes proves there's more than one path to university

She’s not just a model – the recognisable face of the University of Canberra’s iconic new brand campaign is a student, staff member and an advocate for the university that helped her find her feet.

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Sport, Health & Wellbeing

From concrete to connection: UC research guiding school transformations

As teens struggle with their mental health, the University of Canberra’s new Schoolyard Greenprint offers designers and school leaders research-backed guidance on how to improve outdoor spaces to improve wellbeing.

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Alumni Stories

A second chance at her first dream

Belinda Muir swapped teaching in a classroom to being a student in one. Embarking on a decades long ambition to become a conservator thanks to UC.

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Students in Focus

Price pursues her dream of law at UC

Price Magero refused to let health issues set her back, now the aspiring lawyer is studying at the University of Canberra.

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Students in Focus

Inspired by her parents’ care, Aya pursues nursing against the odds

Aya's family received excellent care during stressful hospital stays. Now studying to be a nurse at the University of Canberra, she hopes to provide that same care for others.

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Students in Focus

A little ‘dumb luck’ saved Toby’s life, now he’s finding his smarts again at UC

At 16 years old, Toby Tyrrell’s life changed in an instant. The academic teenager’s future was thrown into disarray by the brush with death, but he didn’t let it thwart his university ambitions.

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Community Connections

Finding belonging on the water

When rowing disappeared from Hannah Verco’s life, she lost more than a sport – but through the University of Canberra, she helped build a community where students can find connection, confidence and belonging on the water.

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Alumni Stories

Finding community far from home: Noel Jacob’s journey from international student to mentor

When Noel moved from the UAE to Canberra to study at the University of Canberra, he expected a new academic experience. What he didn’t expect was how deeply the city, the UC community and the challenges of living abroad, would shape his sense of identity.

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Dhunning - Indigenous Impact

‘You don't need to be the loudest person in the room to be a leader’

When she decided not to get an ATAR, Tali Adams assumed that university life wasn’t in her future – today, she’s not only pursuing a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at UC, she’s also a Snow Scholar aiming to uplift her fellow Indigenous voices and create positive community impact.

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Alumni Stories

UC alumnus PJ Roberts reflects on his journey from UC degree to global career

Decades in Singapore haven’t dimmed PJ Roberts’ connection to UC—and the foundation it gave him.

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Sport, Health & Wellbeing

UC’s student midwives deliver big benefits for mums – and the future workforce

UC's Midwifery Student Program is giving expectant mothers the gold standard continuity of care many can’t otherwise access. For students, it’s essential hands-on training the ACT desperately needs.

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