IMPACT

STORIES TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE.

IMPACT

STORIES TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE.

Impact brings you compelling stories, inspiring research, and big ideas from ACU. It's about the impact we’re having on our communities, and our Mission in action. It’s a practical resource for career, life and study.

At ACU it’s education, but not as you know it. We stand up for people in need, and causes that matter.

If you have a story idea or just want to say hello, do contact us.

Conversations for change

Casey Murnane wanted to study law to positively contribute to causes close to her heart. When she discovered the Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation)/Bachelor of Laws option, the chance to also explore the intellectual traditions and culture of the West was too good to pass up.

Future student

A day in the life of an IT student

Up with the sun most mornings, Emma is kept busy with part-time work and full-time study for a Bachelor of Information Technology.

Community

Paving an even road out of crisis

The pandemic has left scars on our community’s most marginalised. We talked to Dr Tom Barnes about what can be done to heal them.

Career

A foundation of love

Nurse, midwife and Community Engagement Alumni Award winner Bronwyn has brought the love of reading to thousands of kids in care.

Global

A conversation with a world-class sociologist

One of the world’s most celebrated sociologists talks faith, politics, society, the human body, and the life well-lived.

Lifestyle

A passion for women's health

Meet Courtney Giles, the ACU researcher who is exploring the effects of exercise on childbearing women.

Study

Learning lessons in Nepal

Early education students were tested on a trip to Nepal when they ran a classroom with a completely different set of rules.