From small things, big things grow – a personal story of workplace giving
When Jim was asked in the 1980’s to come to Ƶhe confidently said “no.” At the time he was living in Melbourne and had a Centre for Excellence to…
Making history with a Victorian bushfire community
On the morning of 7 February 2009, after a protracted drought and weeks of record temperatures, the state of Victoria faced extreme fire danger…
Minoru Hokari: a journey with no end
"Exactly seven years ago today, on 10 May 2004, my brother Minoru Hokari (Mino), the author of this book, passed away in Melbourne. It was lymphoma.…
Waiting for a diabetes cure
Gina Nagle was just three years old when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. At the time she was in hospital, unconscious and had been given up…
Accelerating professional development
The Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) is one of the most important pieces of research infrastructure at ANU. It supports Australia's only…
Changing the health of the Pacific
The Fiji Village Project (FVP) brings together university students with medicine, dentistry, public health and engineering backgrounds from across…
Accentuating the positives of change
In the 120 years since its establishment, the Commercial Representatives' and Agents' Association of Australia ('Association') has seen a lot of…
A physical legacy
Native Melbournian Robert Walker chose to transfer to Canberra for his honours year based on the reputation of the ƵResearch School of Physics…
A gift to humanity
They say ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. Cambodian born artist Bun Heang Ung’s work is an archetypal example of this truth. With every…
