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Professor Ken McKinnon: The visionary who shaped ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app's future

A legacy of leadership

Pride and diversity: Centring all voices through intersectionality

Pride is a call to centre intersectionality and ensure all LGBTIQA+ identities are seen, heard, and valued.

Experiential learning in India: Student stories from the Western Ghats

Immersive fieldwork in the Western Ghats reshaped students’ views on sustainability, culture, and global connections.

Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We showcase the impact of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.

50 Voices

This year, as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have launched 50 Voices - a content series that celebrates the people who have made ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app what it is today. From labs to libraries, lawns to lecture theatres, hear unique stories from students, staff, alumni, donors, and community members who have had a lasting impact.

Articles

World Health Day: My health, my right

Although health is recognised as a human right and enshrined in constitutions worldwide, it isn’t always accessible or achievable. From cancer research to nutritious eating, these ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app alumni are helping change the lives of people everywhere.

Sprouting solutions

The concept of edible campuses hasn't taken off in Australia, but a team of dedicated nutrition and dietetics experts is determined to see ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app forge a different path

Embrace every body

With a sense her research was not reaching the real world, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app graduate and body image expert Dr Zali Yager founded health promotion charity The Embrace Collective, now making a world of difference in how we think about our bodies

We need more courageous conversations

"We need to value listening across the organisation, perhaps even give a listening award," Professor Davidson says in a conversation with Professor Grace McCarthy from Sydney Business School, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app

10 years of better mental health

What started as an experiment is now an established program that profoundly impacts both students and participants

How coincidence and connections helped a shark attack survivor heal and tell his story

In 2014, exercise science student James Forsyth was completing his Honours project at the University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app) when then 21-year-old Brett volunteered for his study.