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Have you faced a big life change recently? 💭🤔

Whether it be dealing with a career change, financial stress, a divorce or even getting through a global pandemic, these transitions can bring on a whole wave of emotions.

Curtin graduate Nicole Pates (Bsc Physiotherapy 2010) has found big life changes have always been a part of her life, from starting her own health practice, @westernkidshealth while navigating first-time motherhood to giving birth during the first #COVID19 lockdown.

Nicole shares her advice when it comes to coping with big life changes via the link in bio. 👆

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Congratulations to Geography graduate Ashleigh Payne for receiving the Young Achievement Award at our Alumni Awards ceremony. 👏💫

Since joining the Royal Australian Navy in 2004, Ashleigh has had many career milestones. From completing a posting to HMAS Darwin as Communications Officer to completing a two-year exchange with the Royal New Zealand Navy, which included her career highlight of Operation CASTLE deployment to the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea.

Since returning to Australia, Ashleigh navigated HMAS Melbourne and later was selected as Commanding Officer at HMAS Bathurst.

Thank you Ashleigh for all the inspiring work you do to make the world a safer place! 🌏

Watch Ashleigh’s inspiring award winner video via link in bio. 👆

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The festive season is here and sadly, so are the cyber criminal grinches! 🛍🎄

Curtin graduate and Security Engineer Andre De-Moeller is no stranger to dangerous online scams, everyday he’s on a mission to prevent them from happening.

It’s the season of phishing, and as we buy gifts for loved ones and friends over the holiday period, we can become more susceptible to attackers targeting our login credentials and credit card details.

So, why might some of us be more likely to fall victim and how do we safeguard ourselves from these scams? 🤔

Andre shares his top tips via the link in bio. 👆

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If it weren’t for the generosity of a stranger, Curtin’s Vice-Chancellor Harlene Hayne would never have discovered the transformational power of a higher education. 📚

The first person in her family to attend university, Harlene has always believed a tertiary education was her destiny.

The developmental psychologist sat down with us to share her incredible career journey, which has led her across the Pacific Ocean and over the Nullarbor to Curtin.

Read our full interview with Harlene via link in bio. 👆

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Congratulations to Curtin Medical School graduate Dr James Leigh on being named a prestigious Rhodes Scholar. 👏👏👏

Next September, James will make his way to @oxford_uni where he plans to do a one-year Master of Science in Applied Digital Health followed by a Master of Science in Translational Health Sciences.

“I’m incredibly grateful to have received the scholarship, which will allow me to develop the skills to conduct and lead research projects relating to digital health technology, including the design of safety protocols for innovations like artificial intelligence.”

James was part of our first cohort of Curtin Medical School graduates and during his time at Curtin was awarded the Don Watts High Achiever Scholarship.

We wish you all the best James and we look forward to watching your journey in the next few months! 💫

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Curtin graduate and Perth surrealist Liam Dee’s (BA Illustration, 2010) latest self-portrait, ‘Oversaturation’ reflects the life of a colourblind artist. 🎨🖌

Recently named as a finalist in the 2022 Lester Prize, for Liam, the process of painting himself came with many mixed emotions, as reflected through the impeccable detail and composition of the intricate work.

It was during his time studying graphic design at Curtin where Liam found his passion for fine art.

“I guess I owe a lot to my time at Curtin, being a design student, it gave me a good understanding of visual communication, balance and composition but also helped me make lifelong friends and good industry contacts.”

His biggest piece of advice for aspiring artists and creatives is to expand your knowledge and push boundaries. 💫

“I like the idea that if DaVinci were alive today, he wouldn’t be a painter. He would be innovating on the forefront of technology with all the tools at his disposal. Do not limit your scope, expand your knowledge, and find mediums that push the boundaries.”

Check out more of Liam’s breathtaking work in #CurtinCommons via link in bio. 👆

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Our global search for Carrolup artworks unearthed a historic piece drawn by 13-year-old Noongar artist, Ross Jones, more than 70 years ago. 🖤❤️💛

On hearing Curtin’s international search for works created by Australian First Nations children at WA’s Carrolup Native Settlement after they were forcibly removed from their families in the 1940s, Manjimup-based retired neonatal paediatrician Dr Patrick Pemberton recognised the piece in his home.

Purchased by his father from the London-based Foyles Art Gallery in 1951, the @johncurtingallery retrieved a photo in their archives of Ross, at age 13, holding the same stunning pastel drawing.

The process of reconnecting Carrolup artworks with families is at the heart of Curtin’s Carrolup Centre for Truth-telling - an ambitious undertaking to create a permanent home for the collection in Australia and provide an opportunity for others to learn about this tragic period in Australian history. 

Tracing the art of a Stolen Generation: the child artists of Carrolup was supported by Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Western Australia, Australian High Commission in the United Kingdom, BHP, @aubritish, @johncurtingallery, @curtinuniversity, @porticolibrary , @ukaustraliaseason & @britisharts

If you think you may have found a historic Carrolup children’s artwork, get in touch with @John Curtin Gallery.

[Image description: John Curtin Gallery’s Manager Kathleen Toomath with the located artwork by Ross Jones at Carrolup].

📸: Brad Coleman, John Curtin Gallery

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Do you work with your best friend? 💼🤝

It’s often said that starting a business with your bestie rarely works, but if work forms such a big part in our lives why should we spend it with people we don’t get on with. 🤔💭

Reflecting on the past 20 years working as a product & service design professional, Curtin graduate Guy Buchan (BA Design 1996) shares how friendships have helped shape the success of his design-led ventures.

Guy shares his top tips when it comes to friendship and business via the link in bio. 👆

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