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Biophysicist Dr Donna Whelan has some words of advice for young women considering studying STEAM. “Go for it,” she says. “I actually can’t think of a good reason not to study STEAM, at any educational level, because we know that the skillset students get from STEAM study is incredibly useful in general, and that high... Continue Reading →
Dr Dilhani Dissanayake was at Old Church on the Hill’s Feast of Stories event, listening to local Indian people speak of their culinary culture, when one of her Australian friends asked her, what is cinnamon? Is it a seed or fruit or flower? “I was shocked to hear my friend knew nothing about it, although... Continue Reading →
Dr Rodrigo Bini’s latest research project to develop a better boot for defence force personnel highlights the remarkable breadth of expertise on the Bendigo Campus. The Bachelor of Exercise Science course coordinator hails from Brazil, where for two years he taught undergraduate and postgraduate medical students at the School of Physical Education of the Brazilian... Continue Reading →
Calling all La Trobe staff and students... thinking of putting your hand up to care for an assistance-dog-in-training? Pharmacy student Sarah might just convince you. She’s pictured here with her second black lab, Rosie; the perfect name for a pup who arrived on Valentine’s Day. “Raising my first pup Sophie last year was such a... Continue Reading →
There’s still plenty of the journalist left in Shane Worrell – now a sociology tutor and researcher at the Bendigo Campus. When we asked him about his PhD on transnational communication, submitted earlier this year, he says, “I have something of a hook.” Okay, we’re listening… “My thesis is about intimacy of video calling when... Continue Reading →
Imagine a material that could make jet planes, road trains, even the family car lighter – saving fuel, money and importantly, emissions. It’s called a ‘nano-cermet’, a nanocomposite of aluminium and silicon carbide, and the first few precious fibres of it have been grown at La Trobe University’s Bendigo Campus. Engineering Professor James Maxwell has... Continue Reading →
By PhD researcher Natasha Joyce I grew up in Bendigo near the Victoria Hill Mining Reserve in Ironbark, and my Mum worked as a tour guide at the Central Deborah Goldmine. My brother and I were always playing in the mullock heaps and tailings that you can still see in the area today. Mum was... Continue Reading →
Steph George and Lola, far right, walk the walk on campus. Lola the Labrador may not have graduated from puppy school just yet, but already she’s shaping up to be a star alumna. “She’s good company and comfort, and a good distraction if I’m stressed about something,” says her raiser, Steph George. Lola has accompanied... Continue Reading →
Professor Amanda Kenny is a self-confessed email hoarder – which comes in handy when asked to think back to ten years ago. This week Mandy scrolled way, way back to find a host of emails from just before the Federal Government announced $59.6 million would be coming Bendigo’s way to build the La Trobe Rural... Continue Reading →
When Education PhD candidate Aimé Sacrez was tasked with presenting his research topic at this month’s La Trobe 3 Minute Thesis competition, he thought of his daughter. “For me, it’s a thesis, but for Jessica, it’s her future,” says Aimé, seated opposite his seven-year-old daughter, who’s on campus with dad for the day. “Jessica loves maths and science, and she also loves art and writing. The way the education... Continue Reading →
