Student Profile
Welcome to National Volunteer Week 2025
Reading time: 1 minute Happy National Volunteer Week! Australia’s biggest celebration of volunteering is here! This year’s theme, ‘Connecting Communities’,…
How one student turned a degree detour into a global journey
Reading time: 4 minutes What happens when you change the course and start saying yes? For Emily, switching degrees was…
How small choices lead to big changes.
Reading time: 4 minutes Meet Lorien, a Biochemistry student turned Environmental Science major. Lorien’s degree major change has led them…
Does studying in Kalgoorlie shape your understanding of community?
Reading time: 4 minutes Can living in Kalgoorlie really change your career trajectory? Vada thinks so. Vada always knew she…
Sometimes the best path is the one you never plan
Reading time: 3 minutes When Rei started university, her goal was medicine, but through biomedical science, hands-on labs, and a…
Could leadership be the missing piece in your degree?
Reading time: 3 minutes Cate’s journey through biomedical science has been fuelled by a love for problem-solving and a drive…
Meet the new students asking the question: ‘I’m at Curtin, Now What?’
Reading time: 4 minutes What happens when you bring four international students—each from different cultural backgrounds—together in one room for…
Does seeing the world make you a better urban planner?
Reading time: 3 minutes Daniel’s passion for urban planning has taken him from Perth to South Korea and Singapore, exploring…
What happens when persistence meets passion?
Reading time: 3 minutes Ashna’s journey to physiotherapy wasn’t a straight path, detouring through exercise science, uncovering a passion for…
What happens when resilience meets advocacy?
Reading time: 2 minutes Stephanie, an international student from Hong Kong, is mastering the balancing act of staying determined through her…