Semester 1 is over now and as the exams and assessments come to an end you can start to let go of the stress and anxiety that was building over the semester. How quickly you bounce back and get back […]

SMRTY is a interdisciplinary, cross-institutional research group that seeks to investigate the development of effective behavioural change initiatives targeted directly to and tailored for youth. SMRTYs current projects focus on the identification of effective approaches to communicating the importance of […]

As the exam period comes to an end this semester I want to take the time to congratulate you all on completing semester 1. It is almost time for you to take a well earned break and recharge between the […]

Though patriotic fervour ran high in Australia during World War One, that did not mean that all Australian women were pro-war. Women’s reasons for not supporting the war varied. Some were opposed to all wars and others just to this […]

Last night I had the privilege to be part of a community gathering on campus in the NUSA office. Barrie Shannon organised a candlelight vigil in memory of the loss of life in the Orlando Pulse Nightclub last weekend. Seeing […]

Development Studies Graduate and current PhD student Faith Curtis joined other member of the UP&UP Team (Shane Kennedy and Brad Russell) and local artists (including Saretta Fielding (Wonaruah)) to lead a Community Art Project that shared visual stories of family […]

Rescue time is a piece of software that runs in the background of your PC, MAC, phone or smart device and tracks your use of different applications or websites you are accessing. You set up an account and can use […]

Teaching used to be about lectures, and learning about memorising information. But in a field such as sustainability where new ways of acting are the ultimate purpose, just knowing more is not enough. Certainly, knowledge and understanding is important, but […]

An update from Lisa Butson (Development Studies Student, UoN) as she studies water and wastewater management in the Philippines as a New Colombo Plan fellow.   #University I finally finished my semester abroad! It is hard to believe how quickly […]