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Can media literacy make young people happier and healthier?
Exploring digital flourishing with Dr Chloe Gordon, the ACU researcher who is pushing the boundaries of media literacy education.
Down to the letter
Meet Johanna Harris, the early modern literature scholar whose research uncovers the artistry in history's written exchanges.
Putting smiles on the dials of sick kids
How one ACU paramedicine student turned her medical crisis into a calling to help terminally ill children.
Following her heart
ACU graduate Nicola has overcome inequality, racism and some significant life hurdles to forge an impactful career in social work.
Choosing which life to save
When hospitals are overburdened, should younger patients be prioritised for lifesaving treatment?
For the good of the community
The ACU students who are embracing the law to fight injustice and to serve the common good.
Childhood circus clown a class act
John Foster’s life-changing encounter with Clemente.
Giving veterans a voice
We sat down with Richard Evans, the doctoral researcher who's busy chewing on his second elephant, a PhD on veterans' wellbeing.
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