IMPACT

STORIES TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE.

IMPACT

STORIES TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE.

Impact brings you compelling stories, inspiring research, and big ideas from ACU. It's about the impact we’re having on our communities, and our Mission in action. It’s a practical resource for career, life and study.

At ACU it’s education, but not as you know it. We stand up for people in need, and causes that matter.

If you have a story idea or just want to say hello, do contact us.

A man with many faces

Joel Hartgrove, 29. Wiradjuri man. Hardworking paramedicine student. Keen bodybuilder. One-time party boy who fell into substance abuse and struggled with severe depression. Veteran infantryman who proudly served in the Australian Army. Troubled teen who was shunned by his family and left homeless at 15.

Future student

Are you ready for a career change?

The idea of leaping into a new career can be nerve-wracking and frightful. So how do you know when it’s time to go?

Community

Following her heart

ACU graduate Nicola has overcome inequality, racism and some significant life hurdles to forge an impactful career in social work.

Career

A good and rich life

A chat with Professor Shane Clifton, the accountant-turned-theologian who became one of Australia’s foremost disability scholars.

Global

How gender stereotypes limit child career choice

Outdated gender norms are all around us through toys, media and societal influences. But how do they affect kid's job choices?

Lifestyle

A new way to shed fat and fight disease without dieting

New research suggests the time we eat may be the secret ingredient to staying slim and healthy.

Study

Crossing spiritual frontiers on campus

Meet the devout Muslim who explores Christian values and beliefs for ACU’s Campus Ministry.