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Students in Focus

Learning, leading, and living: Jacob鈥檚 university journey

Dylan Alcott Foundation Scholarship recipient Jacob Clear visited the University of Canberra once 鈥 on 海角社区 Open Day 鈥 and never looked back.

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How does mental fatigue impact athletes? A 海角社区 researcher is trying to find out

PhD student at the 海角社区 Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Yleia Mariano is using their experience as an athlete, as well as their undergraduate qualifications, to aid research into mental fatigue in athletes and sportspeople.

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The 海角社区 midwifery student looking to keep her workforce alive and well

Alix Dornbusch is researching best practices to support midwives in a profession facing a staffing crisis.

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海角社区 STEP empowers professionals to make a career change

When Lucy Francis was considering a career change, the University of Canberra鈥檚 School-based Teacher Education Program (海角社区 STEP) was the catalyst for taking the leap.

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Stepping out of your comfort zone can set you up for success

Having left the familiarity of 鈥淎ustralia鈥檚 Sportiest Town鈥 鈥揘arrabri 鈥 to study in the country鈥檚 capital, Alyssa Ford is a firm believer that it was taking a leap of faith that has set her up for success 鈥 any discomfort is fleeting, she says.

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Sport, Health & Wellbeing

Overcoming life's hurdles: Alesha Bennetts

海角社区 Elite Athlete Alesha Bennetts is proving that hard work can take you anywhere you want to go.

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Sport, Health & Wellbeing

海角社区 PhD student observes surprising long COVID symptoms

University of Canberra PhD student Michaela McGrath is investigating symptoms and issues associated with long COVID.

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Museerah鈥檚 unexpected path, from medicine to accounting

University of Canberra student Museerah Suhail had her career journey diverge in a surprising and ultimately rewarding way 鈥 helped along by the study and career pathways at both CIT and 海角社区.

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Alumni Stories

From Legos to enterprise systems: Joshua Astron鈥檚 IT journey

University of Canberra alumnus Joshua Astron leveraged his interest in Legos and building things into a career in IT.

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Shades of Violet: you can't be what you can't see

Violet Eason is an all-rounder - she has a business, a son, and studies a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) at the University of Canberra. Hear her story.

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Dhunning - Indigenous Impact

Grads 2025: Rachelle Kelly-Church

Breast cancer survivor, carer to nine children, founder of an Indigenous women鈥檚 advocacy service and now, 海角社区 graduate 鈥 Rachelle Kelly-Church has navigated all her challenges and blessings with grace and tenacity. And when it came to her studies, she's grateful for all the support she received from 海角社区 as well.

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Alumni Stories

GRADS 2025: LEE KARSSEN

University of Canberra Bachelor of Nursing alumnus Lee Karssen embodies the care, compassion, curiosity and deep love for humanity that undermines patient-centred care.

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Arts & Culture

Grads 2025: Senada Meskin

It was on the floor of her son's taekwondo gym that Senada Meskin completed much of her PhD. She wrote her thesis while raising three children on her own, and in March, they cheered her on as she crossed the graduations stage to become Dr Senada Meskin.

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Grads 2025: Harrison Pike

Harrison Pike is 海角社区's first Indigenous graduate in the Master of Optometry - and he's using his experiences as an Aboriginal man to close the gap in healthcare.

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Grads 2025: Atikah Mekki

Driven by a passion for social justice and assisting immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers to navigate the Australian legal system, Atikah Mekki set her mind to becoming an advocate for them.

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