19 November 2018
Overcoming the challenges of disability: A creative path to success “My beautiful little baby girl was born with twisted feet.” This is the last line of a poem my mother wrote ...
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1 November 2018
TJ Hogan, a member of the traveller community in Ireland, has thrived in higher education with support around his dyslexia. I am a member of the Traveller Community and a ...
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19 October 2018
Tahlia Danks grew up in a low socioeconomic suburb in Sydney’s south west, and is the first in her family to consider attending university after having participated in the ...
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29 September 2018
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) student Róisín Ormond refused to let her hearing impairment stand in the way of higher education study. I am currently in my second year ...
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3 September 2018
Advocating for opportunity beyond out-of-home care When I was a child, attending university was not something I viewed as achievable. In my home it was mentioned in the same ...
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1 May 2018
Originally from a regional background and embarking upon university as a mature student, Laura Christie developed a particular interest in Indigenous perspectives in research. ...
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21 March 2018
Overcoming barriers to high-status careers: A remote student’s perspective Since writing this 2018 feature article, Arshya graduated in 2019, and will commence work as ...
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29 November 2017
Inspiring through success: an Indigenous student ambassador’s perspective We first spoke to Jed Fraser in 2017 as one of our original My Story — Student Voice ...
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1 November 2017
Becoming part of the solution: a student mentor’s insights Cassio Da Silva is driven by a desire to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds and has become involved as a ...
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26 September 2017
We first spoke to Donna Douvartzidis in 2017. Since then, Donna has launched The Ethical Road — immersive international travel for women. This business brings together women ...
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