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Celebrating the achievements of the Step Up into Teaching (SUIT) program
News 21 MayA message from the Executive Dean Faculty of Education and Arts Professor Mary Ryan.
The United Nations (UN) proclaimed that 30 July would be recognised as the International Day of Friendship in 2011. In 2024, the day promotes human solidarity in the face of global challenges and crises that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony. The UN encourages governments, international organisations, and society groups to use the day and any associated events to promote citizen dialogue, solidarity, mutual understanding, and reconciliation.
The theme of friendship can be found throughout ACU’s research publications. With strengths in health and wellbeing, religion and critical inquiry, and education, you can find ACU research discussing friendship as both a social mechanism and a vehicle to successful social programs in works from:
Interested readers can see findings from two separate ACU studies that illustrate friendship formation:
Friendship also acts as a significant safety net, affording protection to vulnerable individuals and communities:
Our behaviours are influenced by our friendships. The following two studies present findings that remind us these influences can improve our lives but also encourage unsafe activities.
Open access publications allow broader readership for ACU research. You can read these full texts and more of ACU’s research illustrating friendships importance to human wellbeing and as a research observation in the institutional repository, ACU Research Bank.
A message from the Executive Dean Faculty of Education and Arts Professor Mary Ryan.
You're invited to join your Campus Community of Learning Advancement - a professional learning community focused on collaborative workplace learning.
The Semester 1 2025 Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys will close on 29 June. Students say they are more likely to complete the surveys if they are reminded in class and unders...
ACU librarians have recently begun using Rayyan for screening and collaboration. It is a free alternative to Covidence that can assist with systematic review workflows. Read more about Rayyan and othe...
A message from the Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers.
Explore the future of assessment with Interactive Orals. We’ll be joined by expert, Danielle Logan-Fleming to share valuable insights into this transformative model and its impact across disciplines.
Tomorrow, 15 May, is International Day of Families. To celebrate, let’s hear from ACU staff member Martina Donaghy about how flexible working has helped her manage care for her young daughter after re...
The Academic Board Digest from meeting 02/2025 held on 15 April 2025 is now available.
Student Advocacy Service is running an information session designed to provide staff with a clearer understanding of the scope of support available to students.
Recent cyber-attacks on Australian organisations have highlighted the need to protect yourself online. Learn more about infostealers and what you can do to stay safe.
Academic promotions provides an opportunity to recognise and reward your achievements at your current level of appointment that warrant promotion to the next academic level. Register to attend an info...
On 3 June, we will move from Workplace to Viva Engage. Find out how our new staff engagement platform will improve the way you share and receive staff news at ACU.
Advance HE is offering free webinars on Student Success and Advance HE Fellowships in May and June as part of their Australasian Member Benefit Series.
Student Communications (MER) compiles, edits and sends a monthly Student News and Events bulletin. This bulletin is sent to all students, nationally, and includes a broad cross-section of news, announ...
As artificial intelligence tools become part of everyday academic work, questions around copyright are more important than ever. This workshop on 22 May will focus on the copyright implications of usi...
From marking local student achievement to acknowledging world historical events. A message from the Executive Dean of Theology and Philosophy, Professor Richard Colledge.
The project to deliver CourseTrack, ACU’s new enrolment monitoring tool, is drawing to a close. Thank you to everyone involved.
Join the ACU Library’s Research Engagement team's next Research Essentials skills sessions - Metrics Week 2 and Measuring Research Impact. Can’t attend? You can still register to receive a recording a...
Include an additional survey item in the Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT) survey for units that are offered in Term 2 (Foundation Studies) (202534).
A message from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Tania Broadley.
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