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.

Turning empathy into action

For as long as Georgette Grounds can remember, injustice has felt personal.

Future student

Honours internships open new horizons

ACU arts honours students chat about the benefits of academic mentoring and real-world experience included in their degrees.

Community

A safer place for women and children to live

ACU PhD candidate Ulrike Marwitz has a goal to widen our society’s understanding of family violence.

Career

Where curiosity can take you

We chatted to Dr Haydn Aarons about his 20-year career teaching and researching the ever-evolving study of sociology.

Global

From software to scripture

How a former software engineer is using computational methods to reconstruct early New Testament texts and their history.

Lifestyle

Combining clinical care with cutting-edge research

We sat down with Dr Nirav Maniar to discuss SPRINT Research Centre’s innovative partnership with OrthoSport Victoria Institute.

Study

Passport to learn

Military service has unlocked doors for two students with bold ambitions.