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.

What I wish I knew in Year 12

For anyone going through their final high school year, it may feel like endless rounds of study, exams and hard choices. If only your future self could come back in time and tell you it was worth it, right?

Future student

What I wish I knew in Year 12

Year 12 can feel like the be all and end all. We talk to one student to find out what they would have done differently.

Community

Are smartphones schoolyard heroes or villains?

Amid fears over mobile phone addiction, legislators have moved to ban the devices in schools. But will the bans work?

Career

Riding on the coattails of the global adaptive fashion movement

Funky and functional: ACU graduates Molly Rogers and Emma Clegg are filling a fashion void.

Global

Q&A with Red Cross aid worker Ruth Jebb

Midwife and nurse Ruth Jebb has spent 10 years working in crisis and conflict zones for the Red Cross.

Lifestyle

Going on a diet? Get good at eating instead

It may be time to ditch the diet. Research shows nurturing a positive relationship with food is a healthier approach to eating.

Study

How to ace every exam

Whether you’ve been studying for months or a cram session is on the cards, here are some steps to improve your performance.