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How a Curtin HIVE Summer Internship helped Michael make his mark on psychology research

302394e — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:51:18 +0000

How can new ways to visualise research impact psychology academia? Meet Michael, a PhD student in psychology who completed a HIVE Summer Internship to investigate models of consciousness. | Reading time: 3 minutes

How an immersive study abroad experience equipped Grace for the pharmacy industry

302394e — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

From failing a unit to studying in Japan, Grace’s pharmacy degree has had its ups and downs. Now with her final year complete, she is eager to enter the workforce as a hospital pharmacist. | Reading time: 3 minutes

Curtin PhD innovation earns national technology award

Ben Adams — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:57:17 +0000

Curtin PhD student Shanelle Tennekoon has been recognised at Australia's premier technology awards for developing an AI-powered wheelchair system that helps people navigate safely and independently. | Reading time: 1 min

Making Milestones: Assessing the criticality and importance of minerals for government decision-making

Rachel Pratt — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

From Azerbaijan to Germany to Australia, Anvar’s journey to a PhD has been a unique one. With his research at the intersection of mining, global supply and demand, and the energy transition, Anvar hopes his decision-making tool will improve government decision-making. | Reading time: 5 min.

How academic support at uni is helping Habiba pursue a career in environmental academia

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000

How can academic staff help a student pursue their career aspirations? Meet Habiba, a Master’s of Environment and Climate Emergency student, currently writing her dissertation. | Reading time: 4 min.

How Curtin Extra helped Charlotte level up her leadership skills

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000

How Curtin Extra helped Charlotte level up her leadership skills

Making Milestones: Examining lived experiences of gender de- and re-transition across Australia.

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000

As gender identity becomes a topic of greater cultural awareness, there is an increasing demand for research in the field. Though a practising clinical counselling psychologist, Jonathan talks through his decision to return to university to pursue further research on the topic. | Reading time: 6 min.

Curtin PhD Researcher Recognized at 35th WAITTA INCITE Tech Awards

Alex Mangoba — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:28:15 +0000

��Ƶ PhD researcher Shanelle Tennekoon has secured two awards at the 35th annual WAITTA INCITE Awards gala ceremony | Reading time: 1 min

Love Korean culture and have space for an elective unit? You’ll want to keep reading.

Christina Ryan — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000

For most students, studying overseas sounds exciting. But working overseas is a completely different experience. For Temarah and Henry, their study tour and internship was an immersion in Korean business and culture. | Reading time: 6 min.

How studying abroad in the UK led Jaxon to completely new experiences

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:33:50 +0000

What would it be like to study abroad in the UK? Meet Jaxon, a finance and financial planning student who went on exchange to Loughborough University. | Reading time: 4 min.

How Skills for Success helped Kayla gain confidence in her leadership skills

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

How might Skills for Success elevate a student’s leadership skillset? Meet Kayla, a third-year physiotherapy honours student and Skills for Success participant and facilitator. | Reading time: 3 min.

How Kim’s journey at uni influenced their advocacy for people with disability

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

How can a student advocate for people with disability at uni? Meet Kim, a public health PhD student and a member of the DAIP Reference Group. | Reading time: 4 min.

Making Milestones: Measuring consumer perceptions of art in the commerce industry

Rachel Pratt — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Discovering and measuring consumer interpretations of art in the commerce space has been more than a daunting task for Genesis. But with her very own book chapter being published soon, she’s already making her mark on academia. | Reading time: 5 min.

What it is like to be a queer student at Curtin

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:28:11 +0000

What is the queer experience like for a student at Curtin? Meet Keira, a queer neurodivergent student in her second year of nursing. | Reading time: 4 min.

What life is like at Curtin as a refugee student

Rachel Pratt — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How do you find community at Curtin as a refugee student? Meet Ayat and Majid, refugee students who have moved to Perth to gain access to higher education. | Reading time: 4 min.

How Carnaby Kids takes the stress out of school holidays as a parent at uni

Christina Ryan — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:34:00 +0000

Balancing study with work and childcare is no easy feat. For Chamika, school holidays became that little bit easier with Carnaby Kids. | Reading time: 2 min

What is it like to work at a student-run publishing house?

Rachel Pratt — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

What would it be like to work in publishing? With the help of Elephant Page Publishing, students are getting real-world publishing experience at Curtin. | Reading time: 5 min.

Volunteer at O-Week!

Ben Adams — Mon, 11 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Become part of a diverse Orientation Week events team, meet new friends from outside your study area, and support new students starting at Curtin in Semester 2, 2026. | Reading time: 1 min

How Shoshi’s enthusiasm for new experiences brought her from Bangladesh to Perth

302394e — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0000

From Bangladesh, to a year of travel around Asia, to Perth, Shoshi’s passion for exploring the world has destined her for a lifetime of excitement across the globe | Reading time: 3 min

Making Milestones: Using AI for sustainable growth in agri-food supply chains

Christina Ryan — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000

With an MPhil in Technology Management and inspired by her family’s farming background, Shila hopes to make a difference in the agriculture industry. | Read time: 6 min.

From introvert to confident communicator: How the Curtin Student Ambassador Program shaped one student’s journey

Louis Humberstone — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0000

For introvert Komal, the Student Ambassador Program was exactly the challenge she needed. Now graduating with a role at Deloitte, she credits the Program with transforming her confidence. | Reading time: 4 mins.

How Carnaby Kids helps Mina balance uni with parenthood

Christina Ryan — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:04:00 +0000

How can you juggle uni with family commitments? For Mina, Carnaby Kids has made study as a parent possible. | Read time: 4 min

What does Ramadan look like as a uni student?

Christina Ryan — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:59:24 +0000

Uni is a balancing act between study, work, socialising and, for many students, spiritual commitments - especially during the month of Ramadan. | Reading time: 5 min

How a spontaneous visit to the Curtin HIVE became Anjali’s uni highlight

Christina Ryan — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:46:49 +0000

Anjali saw an opportunity to grow her knowledge in the start-up and innovation sector at Curtin. But what she didn’t expect to learn from her Masters of Innovation and Entrepreneurship was the power of visualisation at Curtin HIVE. | Reading time: 3 minutes

Step by step: How Sean innovated his way into a dream grad program

Christina Ryan — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:32:00 +0000

How do you go from stalking your dream company on LinkedIn to landing a grad role with them? For finance and marketing student Sean, it was a journey of small consistent steps - with the key being L’Oréal’s Brandstorm competition. | Reading time: 4 minutes.

Making Milestones: Engineering smarter wheelchairs for safer independence

Nikita Osckar — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0000

When Shanelle Tennekoon began her PhD at ��Ƶ, she wasn’t just pursuing an academic goal, she was working toward a future where people with low vision could navigate the world more independently. Now developing AI-powered systems for semi-autonomous wheelchairs, Shanelle’s research sits at the intersection of engineering, healthcare and human-centred design. | Reading time: 7 mins

How Nikki’s degree brought sex education and her faith together

Christina Ryan — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Can sex education coexist with your faith? Nikki, a Master’s in Sexology student, is striving to provide those in her faith community and beyond with real sex education. | Reading time: 2 minutes

How a weekend program transformed Priya’s relationship with swimming

Christina Ryan — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Through stepping out of her comfort zone with Curtin’s Discover and Do Water Safety program, Priya not only learned to swim confidently but also gained independence, water safety skills, and new friends. Reading time: 2 minutes.

How Muntaha followed her passion for IT from Bangladesh to Curtin

Christina Ryan — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0000

For Muntaha, moving to Perth for her Information Technology degree was the result of her determination through an intense process and willingness to embrace a new environment far from home. | Reading time: 3 minutes

Making Milestones: Sounding out Antarctic minke whales

Christina Ryan — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Aimee Darias-O’Hara's path to a PhD has taken her from seal rehabilitation in Ireland to the depths of the Southern Ocean. Now, she’s using decades of underwater recordings and machine learning to decode the distinctive calls of Antarctic minke whales, revealing how they behave and respond to a changing ocean. | Reading time: 8 minutes

How can one teacher spark change across an entire nation?

Rachelle Erzay — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Inspired by her teachers, Dulcie turned her passion into purpose. Now studying STEM Education at Curtin, she’s empowering Papua New Guinea’s next generation to solve real-world problems through innovation and collaboration. | Reading time: 2 mins

Staying the Course: Swayam’s advice for your next nursing prac

Christina Ryan — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:25:00 +0000

If you’ve got your next nursing prac looming, this one’s for you. Between assignments, part-time work, pracs and keeping up with your personal life, Swayam knows how full-on a nursing degree can be.

How one rural placement changed the game for Jack’s clinical knowledge.

Christina Ryan — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:28:00 +0000

After swearing he’d never study medicine, Jack found himself falling in love with it. And for his final year of Med, it’s even taken him rural. | Reading Time: 3 minutes.

Can asking for help make settling into a new country easier?

Christina Ryan — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 03:18:44 +0000

Reading Time: 3 minutes | Leaving India to study her Master of Dietetics at Curtin, Gladys expected challenge, but not how quickly she’d fall in love with Perth.

Can you really study online and get the full uni experience?

Christina Ryan — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Shannon’s journey from Perth to Geraldton is one of choosing what truly matters to you. After swapping the calm coastal lifestyle of her hometown for the adventure of studying on-campus in Perth, Shannon returned to Geraldton to give back to her supportive community. | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Can a setback lead you to something even better?

Mikaela Zuiderduyn — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

When injury took him out of soccer, Reeve poured his determination into study. Now thriving in logistics and supply chain management, he’s embracing global opportunities, new connections, and a future shaped by hard work and adaptability. | Reading time: 4 mins

Making Milestones: Weathering political change for a climate-conscious future

Rachelle Erzay — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:32:05 +0000

Keegan’s journey to research wasn’t a straight line, but it led somewhere he didn’t expect. Now, he’s uncovering how the real impacts of climate change ripple through politics, turning vast temperature data into insights on how voters respond when the world gets hotter. | Reading time: 7 mins

How a love for books can shape your future

Rachelle Erzay — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:18:00 +0000

From hometown roots to leading a student publishing house, Jess has turned her love of books into a career path. Now graduating, she’s ready to keep chasing her editing dreams. | Reading time: 3 mins

Could the field be the best classroom?

Mikaela Zuiderduyn — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

From law to geology, Arnav discovered his passion through fieldwork, leadership and life in Kalgoorlie. Now nearing graduation, he’s embracing every opportunity and keeping his future wide open. | Reading time: 3 mins

How do you turn a foreign country into a home?

Mikaela Zuiderduyn — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Moving from Bangladesh, Gloria embraced independence in Australia, navigating IT studies, new friendships and extracurriculars. She’s grown confident, adventurous, and connected, finding both community and opportunity while building her future. | Reading time: 3 mins