Bachelor of Occupational Therapy graduate Elise Jay is passionate about helping people with everyday tasks that are important to them and hopes to one day practice in a rural setting, providing better access to allied health.
Women in the health and medical research ecosystem face unique career challenges. Five University of Canberra academics share their journeys with the Franklin Women mentoring program, including the UC leaders who brought Franklin Women to the ACT.
He didn’t start school until he was 12 years old – now, Dr Ugyen Tshering has graduated with a PhD from the University of Canberra. The Bhutanese national is set to change the teaching of critical reading for his country.
Jack Bell thought his future lay in the theatre, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ wasn't initially even a consideration - but today he's on the postgrad research path at the University of Canberra, as he helps look for a cure for chronic Hepatitis B.
UC’s own Keanna Costa has lived both the dream and the nightmare of motherhood, as her son Eli was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Now, Keanna and husband Fiore are raising awareness and funds and lobbying for more research to fight the disease.