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 […]
Since Kacey Sinclair returned to study at La Trobe she’s written a thesis, acted in a stage show, published an article and now, started a PhD, all thanks to the ghost of Fanny Finch. It’s safe to say Kacey has found her muse. This historic figure from old […]
What can you do in three minutes? Boil a kettle, endure an ad break, sing a pop song. How about explain years of research in an engaging, award-winning summary? That’s what Bendigo’s Stephen Barrett and Kylie Carra have done at the La Trobe Rural Health School Three Minute […]
Academics often wonder if their thesis will make it into the hands of those who can learn from their research. Education and Trauma lecturer Anne Southall has perhaps found the most assured way to achieve this. Ten years ago, when she laid out the raw materials of her […]
Darcy Ryan and Liam Groves are two third-year Civil Engineering students at La Trobe University in Bendigo with a lot in common. They both grew up in small towns – Kyabram (Darcy) and Tatura (Liam) – as part of farming families. They both have a self-admitted love of […]
Helen Irving is our new Professor of Biomedical Science. She began her career with a degree in agricultural science, but soon discovered she was “more interested in biochemistry than in telling farmers how to grow their crops.” Her fascination with cell communication has sustained her ever since. The […]
Forget gold, Bendigo is on the way to being famous for something else of value. Cycling biomechanics research. Cool, hey. Exercise physiology lecturer Rodrigo Bini says biomechanics research is popular all over the world, “but if you filter that down into who’s doing cycling research, it’s only a handful […]
Aminul Islam talks to Dr Giselle Roberts about his path from Charailder, Bangladesh, to La Trobe Bendigo and a PhD in environmental chemistry. “I was born in Charailder, a small village 185km away from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In my boyhood, my prospective path through life was […]
Students of Bendigo’s Bachelor of Arts Making History subject have given voices to those long silenced this year. A host of history projects have just been made public, online and in the campus library, airing forgotten and never-before-told tales of heartbreak, struggles and intrigue. Archaeology and history lecturer […]
Most of the 800 graduands who marked the end of their uni years last month had picked their outfits well ahead of celebrations. Ulumburra Theatre was a sea of hairspray and mile-high heels. In comparison, Jo Parker’s family joked she looked like she was ducking out to the […]
