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Donna Tonkin: Rural medicine, reinvention and resilience

Navigating personal challenges and career detours, Donna Tonkin found her true calling in rural medicine at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app.

The power of two: Grace McCarthy and Payyazhi Jayashree’s impact on ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app

An instant connection sparked a collaboration that has made ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app’s Business School a leader in transnational education

Meet the artist behind ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app’s Disability Guide cover

Tracy Davis on art, inclusion and finding her passion

Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We showcase the impact of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.

50 Voices

This year, as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have launched 50 Voices - a content series that celebrates the people who have made ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app what it is today. From labs to libraries, lawns to lecture theatres, hear unique stories from students, staff, alumni, donors, and community members who have had a lasting impact.

Articles

A career forged by fire

Robert Sawyer’s 35-year journey from horrific burns to PhD graduate testifies to a tenacity that can’t be broken down.

Marching on

Senior Professor Vera Mackie and Dr Sharon Crozier-De Rosa trace the memories of women who have made history, changed the world, and paved the way for their modern sisters.

Up to the challenge: a life in research

As Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) she has led ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app’s efforts to solve some of the world’s biggest, most complex problems.

Why you can't commit to exercise

We've all experienced it. That sudden burst of motivation that's enough for you put on your exercise gear and get moving. Afterwards, you feel great and think to yourself, "I'm going to make this a regular thing".

From thoughts to things

For all the buzz of innovation, why does so little research translate into real-world applications and what are the secrets to success? Gordon Wallace shares what he has learnt taking 3D-printed products from the lab to the clinic.

Life under the microscope

Surfer, scientist, engineer and inventor: James Bouwer has played a key role in developing the microscope technology that is revolutionising our understanding of life at the molecular level.