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26 May 2023
Heart-to-hearts in the Red Centre
Medical student Atul Sharma reflects on how a remote placement in Central Australia allowed him to explore his Australian-Indian identity, and embrace his name.
16 Dec 2022
An ANU family
"My husband, Shahidullah, was coming to Australia to do a masters through an Australian International Development Assistance Bureau scholarship. Since four years is a long time, I turned down a Commonwealth Scholarship for Canada, and decided to come with him to ANU."
Atul Sharma | 20 Sep 2022
10 top tips for undergraduate science researchers
Research projects! Where do you start? Read up for some handy hints from someone who's already been there, done that.
20 Sep 2022
Appeal of rural medicine may grow post-pandemic
During his rural placement in Eurobodalla, Mr Sharma has become well aware of the benefits of small town living such as the strong sense of community, the slower pace of life, and fresher air. Read more here.
11 Jul 2022
Friendship got me through Medical School
Kitiphume Thammasiraphop talks of the relationships he has made at ANU and the support when entering the work force.
11 Jul 2022
Like mother, like daughter
Dr Katharine Bassett graduates and joins her mother as an ANU alum of the John Curtin School of Medical Research.
24 Jun 2022
From Helsinki to Australia’s national university
"My first trip to Australia was in 1980. By 1984 I had packed up my life and made the trip halfway around the world, from Finland to Australia, to study my PhD at ANU."
12 May 2022
A Surprise Reunion with ANU
"For my 70th birthday, my family, together with the help of the ANU Alumni team, organised a surprise trip to re-visit The Australian National University - a place that changed my life forever."
18 Mar 2022
From Seeking Asylum to Studying Medicine
"Nine years ago, my family and I fled war in Sri Lanka. We travelled to Australia by boat and spent months living in detention centres before settling in Brisbane, where I finished my high-school education with dreams of attending university."
29 Sep 2021
The humanitarian researcher
In May 2021, Yingxi Cimo Chen worked as a medical volunteer helping migrant children detained in camps at El Paso, Texas on the US-Mexico border. Her humanitarian efforts made her realise the harsh reality of the situation.