From addiction and prison to law school and international advocacy, Nicole Chee wants to use her lived experience to advocate for justice reform and prove that education, not incarceration, changes lives
UniSC researcher Dimitra Lattas has been awarded a prestigious US Fulbright Scholarship to research forensic social work education and training, including identifying factors that lead to young criminal behaviour, and interventions to reduce re-offending
Stepping into the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City for the first time was a “surreal moment and feeling” UniSC student Jerome Wano will never forget
For archaeologist Nadia Arrighi, a passion for history, humanity, and a flexible Arts degree at UniSC served as the catalyst for her transition from museum volunteer to uncovering ancient treasures in Australia's remote landscapes
Life hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Blake Thomasson, who at the age of 15 suffered a debilitating stroke which left him unable to walk, talk or remember his active life before then; but today, at 32, Blake is challenging his ‘brain injury’ label, relearning how to learn, and forging forward with a Bachelor of Engineering at UniSC
Steven Elliott was an active, sports-mad, 13-year-old schoolboy when a sudness illness left him paralysed; rather than falling into despair and thinking 'why me?', Steven made a conscious choice to make the very best of the hand he'd been dealt
Paramedic and adventurer Emma Williams left school at 15 to join the workforce, but despite career success, Emma felt driven by her grandparents’ incredible legacy to pursue higher education, their key to get out of working in slavery; now, she is doing all she can to ensure their sacrifices are honoured and their courage paid forward
Charlee McKinnon, a communications student at UniSC, is one of three First Nations students selected for a paid internship with the Brisbane 2032 Games brand and emblems design team; Charlee’s driving force is the pride in her heritage, a buried history she didn’t know existed until her early teenage years.