The Guardian, 28th November 2015 Debate around reparations is threatening because it upends the usual narrative of development. The impact of colonialism cannot be ignored A mosaic in Cajamarca shows an encounter in 1532 between the conquistador Pizarro and the […]

Written by guest blogger Amanda Watts You may not be being hit, punched, pushed or restrained for it to be domestic violence. What looks like jealous behaviour or protectiveness, might reveal an attitude around ownership and lack of respect. A […]

If there’s a term that divides people it’s “disruptive innovation”. The very mention of it sets people screaming with enthusiasm or terror. Thankfully, we can all take a deep breath, relax, and read a great new article from the Harvard Business Review that […]

Here is another honours project recently completed, and another example of the projects we may offer. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Bradley Williams and I completed a B.Sc. (Hons) at UoN in July 2015. I am 31 years old […]

Congratulations on the end of semester 2, 2015.  Most of you are probably relaxing by a beach right now….or still sleeping. For those of you who are still studying for the year or those who might want to still want […]

ABC Australia, 22 November 2015 Image: Three hundred and fifty United Patriots Front supporters rallied in Bendigo to protest a Muslim mosque (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)   Even before the Paris terrorist attacks, far-right groups in Europe were capitalising on anti-Muslim […]

At a time when global development conversations are focused on the post-2015 development agenda, and with the perspectives of young people finally being recognised as a key consideration as we move beyond the Millennium Development Goals (United Nations, Global Thematic […]

BUZZ Feed News, 16 November 2015 Photography by UON Development Studies Graduate Conor Ashleigh They escaped a violent and bloody conflict to become inspiring Australians. After years of violent and bloody conflict, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, […]

Sometimes there are few words that make sense. These are the times I find myself thinking of loss. The loss of life, loss of function, loss of love or loss of self. Loss rarely makes sense and is rarely welcomed […]

Brisbane Times, 12 November 2015 Bombarded with hateful tweets from trolls, it was only natural that my response would be rooted in the fact that I am Muslim. Susan Carland is fighting Twitter trolls by donating $1 to UNICEF for […]

With the year ending, we are looking at prospective honours students. Who’s best to answer questions about honours than current honours students and visitors. So here we start with Maxime, who came to work with us last winter. Can you introduce […]

Does anyone else ever catch their reflection in a mirror or a glass shop front and think “Is that really what I look like?” or find themselves wondering why the clothes never look as good on them as they do […]

Several Earth Science and Environmental Science students have recently completed a research project as part of their third year of studies. This research project helps students develop essential skills in practical research and report writing, and can also assist in […]

Is there a better time to talk about worry than now, exam time. Reach Out and CCI have developed an app called Worry Time which allows you to track and store your worries for later in the day and allow […]

Over 3 days during September ~30 students went to Pacific Palms to look at sedimentary rocks and the depositional environments they formed in. This field trip involved some rock climbing, dolphin watching, looking at fossils and trekking through Booti Booti […]

On the weekend of the 12th of September ~70 students travelled around Booti Booti National Park, Port Macquarie and Mt Seaview to look at a traverse across an ancient arc-forearc-subduction/accretion system. Over the two days we looked at the rock […]

Well it’s that time of the year when students start to panic about exams and end of year results. Well not all of you but definitely a fair few of you. You start calculating how many marks you need to […]

The Guardian, 2 November 2015 Picture this: every time Malcolm Turnbull addresses the nation, he acknowledges the Aboriginal country he was born on. @IndigenousX host Charlie Jia imagines a new kind of united Australian identity Charlie Jia: ‘How much better […]