Student Volunteer of the Year (Undergraduate)
Dhani Gilbert has been named as 2021 Student Volunteer of the Year (Undergraduate) for her environmental and social advocacy, and contributions to just and sustainable outcomes for Country, community,...
Indigenous Alumna of the Year
Distinguished Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson has been recognised as the 2021 ANU Indigenous Alumna of the Year for her contributions as an Australian academic, Indigenous feminist, author and activist for Indigenous...
Jia Xie is a driven ANU alumna who has combined her professional skills with her passion for social justice. Through positions as a registered interpreter, business analyst working for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and aged care...
Lisa LaMaitre is a multi-award-winning businesswoman, at the helm of Therapy Masters for over 23 years and the architect of a network founded on supporting people.
With Bachelor of Science, majoring in Biology, Psychology and Neuroscience and an...
Alison Osmand is a partner in the local Canberra law firm Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson, specialising in family law, as well as a member of the ANU Women's Alumni Network steering committee. Having grown up in the Newcastle area, Alison was drawn...
Marcia Devlin, PhD, is an education and leadership consultant, a board director, a psychologist, an author, a professional speaker, and an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University in Melbourne. Among other accolades, Marcia was the 2016 National...
With a Bachelor of Medical Science from the ANU, Erani Fernando is an advocate for the next generation. "Teach young girls their worth - Be a role model to the younger generation. Remind women in your life that they are strong, independent, capable...
An Academic and Mental Health Advocate, ANU Alumna Rose Clifford is studying a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, underpinned by a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (Psychology) and Honours in Psychology from ANU. Rose aims to one day work in a...
Mudhita Lawania, known by her friends as MD, is a systems engineer who loves learning and empowering other women. Having received the first year guarantee with acceptance into the ANU Research and Development program in 2014, Mudhita studied a...
Article written by Josephine Janssen (B Bus Admin, BA'17), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network.
C Moore has two great passions, science and advocacy, and has managed to combine the two into a values-based purpose. As a gender queer and disabled...
Article written by Josephine Janssen (B Bus Admin, BA'17), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network.
Emily Fisher led the award-winning Women in Leadership (WIL) Strategy under the direction of Secretary Frances Adamson at the Department of Foreign...
Article written by Dr Alex Schumann-Gillett (PhD '19), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network.
Changing the world one conversation at a time, Alicia Lillington works to empower people to embrace change where culture meets technology.
Her current role...
Article written by Josephine Janssen (B Bus Admin, BA'17), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network.
With winter well underway, the pandemic seems to be running a marathon and not a sprint meaning for many of us, especially the elderly, the very young...
Article written by Dr Alex Schumann-Gillett (PhD '19), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network.
The new Kambri precinct at the heart of ANU is uncharacteristically quiet at the moment, with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting our work, study and travel...
Article written by Dr Alex Schumann-Gillett (PhD '19), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network.
As we adapt to the cooler months and new ways of working and living, I chat with ANU Alumna Jean Sum (BComm '04, BActS '04) about her time at ANU and...
Article written by Katherine Quinn (LLB '13, BA '13), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network.
Emma Chappell is an ANU graduate currently working as a nutritionist with the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Progress Association (ALPA). Her role involves...
Article written by Katherine Quinn (LLB '13, BA '13), from the ANU Women's Alumni Network
It's a sunny autumn afternoon in Canberra when I video chat with Emily Tighe from DDCS Lawyers, an award-winning law firm specialising in family law and wills...
Through raging bushfires and the current global pandemic, David Mac Laren OAM (BA '66) and his woodworks gallery have lived and thrived to tell the tale.
In the early 70s, David Mac Laren was pursuing a career as a playwright in Manhattan. A few of...
Sarah is a global communications leader, who graduated from ANU in 1995 with a Bachelor degree in Economics and Japanese Studies. She shares her career journey of over 20 years as an eco-journalist, broadcaster, entrepreneur and executive.
Why did...
In August 2019, talented conductor, carillonist and ANU School of Music graduate, Leonard Weiss, moved to Baltimore. He had secured a highly competitive opportunity to study a Master of Music, Conducting, at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns...