Volunteers boost student engagement in STEM
Professionals from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields are stepping out of their offices, labs, and workspaces to partner with…
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Stories of education success
Illuminating learning in the Torres Strait
Since 2018, we've been running our Lights for Learning school outreach program throughout Australia, helping students assemble portable solar lights for children…
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Ignite your future
We’re looking for the Indigenous students who will play a role in building Australia’s future economy. Indigenous students from all…
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It’s ok to be different
Mariam Ajang wishes she was more comfortable being herself when she was younger. “Looking around I didn’t see anyone that…
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You don’t have to know what you’re doing
There were only three other teenagers in the small town where Michael Ison grew up – and one of those…
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I’m in it for the kids
Growing up in Scotland, Louise Compton always wanted to be a teacher but didn’t get the qualifications or encouragement to…
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It’s only thanks to science that I’m alive
Joel Steele feels like he’s living on borrowed time. A cancer diagnosis as a teenager may have crushed his dreams…
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Be your own motivator
Lara Ferri is from Mt Druitt, in Western Sydney. It’s a suburb with a bad reputation – but one that…
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Everyone learns differently
Caleb Govan was never well-suited to sitting in a classroom. “I was never very academic” he claims, “I was more…
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