After 17 years as an MP, including six as Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten has settled into the Vice Chancellor’s office here at UC. Now that he’s been in the role for a few months, Bill joined The Owl News in the studio to have a chat about how he’s finding campus life, an update on the university’s financial situation, and his plans for the future.Continue readingThe Owl News special interview: Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten
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Rising living expenses and tuition fees often leave students trying to manage on a limited budget. After all, elapsing time with the pressure of academic expectations combined with financial hardship can be a recipe for meltdown. But help might be closer than most students realise.Continue readingA student’s guide to financial support at UC
The University of Canberra is currently facing a financial crisis after it revealed a deficit blowout to $36 million this year. The Owl’s Tia Priest-Willimott was joined in the studio by Professor Stephen Parker for this special edition of The Owl News. They discussed how the university found itself in this position, what they’re planning to do about it, and how cuts will impact courses, events on campus, and pre-existing student costs like accommodation and parking.Continue readingThe Owl News special interview: Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker
At the end of each year, the Faculty of Arts and Design (FAD) takes over the UC refectory to showcase the incredible achievements of our graduating students. The FADx exhibition features creative work by students from architecture and poetry, and everything in between. This year, the party was even louder because not only were we celebrating our graduates, we were also celebrating the FAD’s 50th anniversary. And The Owl was there!Continue readingThe Owl at FADxL
For generations, the University Cup has defined both UC Stars FC and ANU FC, with each club giving their all annually to win the tournament. After both universities finished level on points last year, it was all up for grabs in 2022.Continue readingA festival of football at the University Cup
Launched: 28 February, 2010.
Put to rest: 8 November, 2021.
Well, those dates aren’t strictly correct. While the final, WordPress-powered incarnation of NowUC was indeed launched in 2010, the publication has actually been around since 2003.Continue readingVale NowUC
In this episode, we continue to explore UC’s Indigenising the Curriculum Framework, which aims to increase Indigenous content at UC by embedding Indigenous Ways of Knowing into all courses. For more information about the Framework, check out Episode 10’s interview with Marina Martiniello. For this episode, we surveyed Indigenous students at UC and asked about their experiences with the Framework. We then spoke with Jenaya Gibbs-Muir, an Indigenous student at UC, and discussed our survey results with her.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices – episode 11
In this episode of the Listening to First Nations Voices podcast, we speak to Marina Martinello who is in charge of the Indigenising the Curriculum Framework at UC. The Indigenising the Curriculum Framework aims to embed Indigenous Ways of Knowing across all Courses and Units at UC. Marina talks about the program and its implementation, and her hopes for its future.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices – episode 10
In this episode, we present the opinions of young Indigenous Australians who are all users of social media to gain an understanding of how social media can be used to contextualise the BLM movement in Australian society. In particular, we asked how they perceived societal dynamics and if they are an accurate reflection of the Australian community.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices – episode 9
In this episode, we explore the creation and implementation of the Ngunnawal gardens at the University of Canberra, and learn about native plants, traditionally used by the Ngunnawal people. The garden was created with the help of Adam Shipp; an Indigenous plant expert; Aunty Ros, the elder in residence at UC; Rich Allen, an Indigenous artist; as well as Valerie Caron and Will Higgisson, who were both working at UC and helped during the garden’s inception. For this edition of the podcast Aleara Pearce interviewed Valarie and Will over the phone.Continue readingListening to First Nations Voices – episode 7