Student stories

Student stories
Studying science and medicine at ANU is a lifetime experience. Find out why directly from our students.
Studying science and medicine at ANU is a lifetime experience. Find out why directly from our students.
During his rural placement in Eurobodalla, Mr Sharma has become well aware of the benefits of small town living such as the strong sense of community, the slower pace of life, and fresher air.
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Research projects! Where do you start? Read up for some handy hints from someone who's already been there, done that.
Kitiphume Thammasiraphop talks of the relationships he has made at ANU and the support when entering the work force.
Dr Katharine Bassett graduates and joins her mother as an ANU alum of the John Curtin School of Medical Research.
Bacillary dysentery kills millions each year - and researcher Tanuka Sen's quest to understand it has taken her all over the world.
Good friends Rahul Ravindranathan and Aniruddha Deshpande didn’t know one another until they found themselves on the same journey from India to Canberra to study a Master of Energy Change at ANU.
Meet the PhD researcher exploring how bacterial proteins could hold the key to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
Tanya Javaid is studying a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours) at ANU. We asked Tanya to tell us about her recent experience of completing an internship at CSIRO as part of her degree.
Victoria Zinnecker could never have predicted her career path: from fire-retardant curtains to a development project on the Ford Mustang. Now, that's morphed into a project to clean the Sydney Harbour Bridge with lasers.