Ruth McConigley’s journey to academic and entrepreneurial success has taken as many turns as a barrel rider. Ruth has transitioned from teacher to student to successful businesswoman—all while juggling married life, two young daughters, and a stable full of horses. Now living in the small town of Denmark on the south coast of Western Australia, Ruth reflects on how it all came to be.
When Matt was working in the hospitality industry, he thought he had his career all mapped out. But after one too many long shifts, it turns out that wasn’t the case. A desire for change led him back into the classroom as a student, and then as the teacher.
From sensationalist newspaper coverage of crime to podcasts, documentaries, novels and films, humans have long been fascinated by the macabre. When it comes to turning your fascination into a career, the options extend far beyond the detectives shown on your favourite series. These five jobs allow you to follow your unique interests at uni while still pursuing a career interwoven with the criminal justice system.
We'll let you in on a little secret: there is life after your ATAR results. If you didn't get the ATAR result you needed, don't let it stop you from achieving your goals! Going to university isn't always a smooth and straight road; there are many ways to get there.
Sam Keitaanpaa didn’t always plan to go to university. After Year 12, he travelled to the UK to work for a year, before returning home to Australia to work in retail. It was then that Sam realised that a career in healthcare was what he really wanted to pursue.
When Amrit graduated from CDU, he was excited about his future career in the construction industry. Thanks to the network of industry connections he made while studying in Darwin, it didn’t take long for his next chapter to begin.
If there’s one thing we hear from students time and again, it’s that support makes or breaks their study experience. Uncover the different ways you can stay motivated, focused and on-track with your studies.
Sometimes career inspiration strikes in the unlikeliest of places. After a couple of false starts at uni, it was finding a job as a ski instructor that encouraged Maddy move to the tropics to become a primary school teacher.
Research by a leading expert in reproductive tourism has highlighted how bans on commercial surrogacy in Thailand has done little to stop the practice rather it can often leave the surrogate feeling unsupported by the community and exploited.
Montserrat is a small British Overseas Territory in the Lesser Antilles with an active volcano which began erupting in 1995. For its size, Montserrat supports a wide range of habitats and many island endemics, making it an excellent location for ecological research