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Congratulations to ACU Professor Bob Lingard
@boblingard86
, of the
@LSIA_ACU
Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, for being named in the top 10 Australian and top 25% scientists internationally by 👏
Congratulations to
@ACUeduandarts
Dr Kristie Flannery
@thehistoriann
who has won a Humanities Travelling Fellowship from the Australian Academy of the Humanities
@humanitiesAU
. She will use the fellowship to do archival research in Mexico into the slave trade in Manila.
ACU research is set to uncover the secrets of ancient religious texts as part of a $4.5m global project, funded by
@TempletonRelig
Assoc. Prof.
@sccarlson
and Dr Jonathan Zecher from
@IRCI_ACU
will investigate the margin notes in ancient Greek manuscripts.
Congratulations to newly appointed Chancellor Justice Martin Daubney AM and Pro-Chancellor Virginia Bourke who will take up their roles in 2022. We welcome them to ACU as Julien O’Connell AO passes the baton to a new era of leadership.
ACU has honoured Aboriginal elder, educator and artist Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann with a Doctor of the University in recognition of her authentic servant-leadership and her contributions to new understandings of Indigenous Art and Spirituality.
Have you heard the news? ACU has been ranked number 1 for graduate full-time employment in the 2020 Graduate Outcomes Survey 🎉 Read more about the result here -
We’re delighted to welcome
@ChambersinOz
to ACU as Executive Dean Health Sciences. A renowned researcher and ongoing practitioner, Prof Suzanne Chambers brings enormous intellectual and practical experience to the role.
We are thrilled that so many family, friends, colleagues and guests from every possible walk of life have turned out to see Martin Daubney honoured tonight.
ACU has appointed Prof Zlatko Skrbis
@ZSkrbis
as its new Vice-Chancellor and President. Prof Skrbis joined ACU in 2018 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and is currently serving as Acting Provost. Congratulations Prof Skrbis!
@SMH
lifestyle and health editor Sarah Berry is bravely spending the next 24 hours inside our new state-of-the-art human metabolic chamber – the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere – at the Melbourne campus.
She is the first journalist and one of the first few people
I’ve just been locked inside the brand new metabolic chamber - the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere - where I’ll spend the next 24 hours having my energy expenditure measured in real time
@ACUmedia
Interested in research with ACU? Scholarship opportunities such as the ACU and RTP Stipend Scholarships are closing soon. We’re solving real-world issues with world-leading research in the fields of education, health, and theology and philosophy.
@ACU_HDR
ACU has formally opened its newest addition, the Josephine Bakhita Campus, in Blacktown. Read more about the Blacktown Campus opening and what our Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Zlatko Skrbis had to say -
@ZSkrbis
@blacktowncc
#ACUBlacktown
Congratulations to Associate Professor Laura Miller
@acualliedhealth
and the ENVISAGE team on being awarded a $6.9m National Early Childhood Program grant to support young children with newly-diagnosed disability or emerging developmental concerns
Congratulations to ACU's
@NicStraiton
from
@NRI_research
and
@SVHS
on her $449,826 EMCR grant as part of the 2023 NSW Health Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program. She will look at frailty management in people with heart valve disease.
ACU would like to wish all of our Paralympic athletes the best of luck in Tokyo – one week to go! 💜❤️ Australian Paralympic Team; Brenden Hall (Swimming), Ellie Cole (Swimming), Melissa 'Milly' Tapper (Table Tennis), Paige Greco (Cycling) and Shae Graham (Wheelchair Rugby).
A research partnership between
@SPRINT_ACU
and Springbok Analytics aims to take reliable and affordable movement analysis out of the lab and into the hands of practitioners.
We are thrilled to have officially opened our $5million state-of-the-art human metabolic chamber – the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere –is at our Melbourne campus putting us at the forefront of global research into metabolic health, exercise, and diet.
Congratulations to Professor
@joydamousi
who has won a lifetime achievement award from the
@AustHistAssoc
. Prof. Damousi, who leads the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at
#ACU
, was honoured for her historical scholarship, mentoring and academic leadership.
ACU National Head of School of Education Professor Donna King and Victorian Early Childhood and Pre-Prep Minister
@IngridStitt
celebrate the success of ACU's accelerated early childhood course aimed at getting teachers into schools faster.
ACU has received $8.7m via the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund for five new health research projects including a $1.9 million nurse training ward in Ballarat that will double capacity for pre-clinical training of nurses
@GayleTierney
Congratulations to Assoc. Prof.
@vale_addiction
who was selected for the highly competitive
@veskiorg
Inspiring Women in STEM leadership program. "This program will help break down barriers and build the next generation of female leadership in science."
ACU will build a $45 million STEM Centre of Education Excellence at its Strathfield campus thanks to a NSW Gov grant. The centre will give preschool, primary/secondary students, community members, & local industries opportunities to upskill for the future
R U OK? Day is more than simply a day that comes once a year; it is a reminder to check in on others and to take stock of what resources are available to those who need them. It’s also an important reminder that small acts of kindness and showing care can make a big difference 💛
A big 👏 from
@ESSRonline
for
@ev_parr
and the team for their Paper of the Year which found nutrition timing and exercise could improve health and decrease risk of disease. Congratulations.
The
#ACUPoetry
Prize is open for 2018! The winner receives $10,000, one of the largest poetry prizes in Australia. This year's theme is 'Empathy'. Entries close 20 July 2018
We are proud to announce that Prof Middleton
@NurseResearch
and the
@QASC40429425
team have won the
#ACvAAwards023
Translation Award for
#QASC
Program of Research implementing the FeSS Protocols that are saving lives and transforming stroke patient care around the world.
We’re delighted to welcome
@ryanme19
to ACU as Executive Dean Education and arts. Professor Ryan is both a passionate teacher and an avid researcher and is highly respected across the Australian education sector.
Congratulations to Professor
@JohnAHawley
who will join
@ManMetUni
this month as one of its first ever Global Chairs, a prestigious scheme which recognises international excellence.
If there’s one message that’s come through loud and clear in the confusion surrounding the coronavirus, it’s that teachers deserve all the thanks they can get.
#acuimpact
Seeking a competitive edge, NBA outfit
@SacramentoKings
have teamed with
@SPRINT_ACU
to access world leading researchers and best practice performance, recovery and sports technology support.
Congratulations to ACU Indigenous Research Fellow Dr Georgia Durmush for winning the Transgrid Indigenous Achievement Award in the 7News Young Achievers Awards 2023.
The award acknowledges her contribution to furthering and promoting Indigenous Higher Education Research.
Congratulations to the 2022
#ACUPoetryPrize
winner Meredith Wattison for winning the $10,000 first prize. Wattison's poem is an emotional chronicle of five life-changing experiences in the pandemic, including a birth and an unexpected death. Full story:
ACU has performed remarkably well over the last three years in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation. The results have been released and we rank well above world standard in 12 fields of research. Read more about the results here -
Our brand new on-campus student accommodation in Canberra has welcomed their very first resident 💜❤️ The newly constructed Blackfriars Residence in Canberra is ready for more arrivals who are on their way, check out some of the new spaces below.
Today 9 September marks
@ruokday
, a day in which we encourage the support of one another. The message this year is 'are they REALLY ok?'. Join us in the drive to start a conversation today. The smallest of impacts can still make a difference 💛
Congratulations to Professor Sandy Middleton
@NurseResearch
and the ACCELERATE Plus team on taking out the prestigious 2023 Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) Trial of the Year Awards: Consumer Involvement Award.
ACU recently celebrated the winners of our first Autism Inclusion Award, which recognises staff who make the university more autism-friendly. Read more about our "autism allies" here:
We are excited to welcome our commencing and continuing students to ACU and ACU Online in 2022. We’re looking forward to the year ahead with great hope and optimism. ACU is a place of connection, ideas, support and celebration, and we can’t wait to engage with you all in 2022.
Thank you to all who attended the installation Mass for our new Vice-Chancellor
@ZSkrbis
at St Mary’s this evening, and those who watched via livestream. Prof Skrbis will be giving his inaugural lecture in Melbourne on 22 April, more details coming soon!
ACU's new Townsville Leadership Centre will empower ADF members by opening doors to higher education, supercharging new careers and supporting online study.
@TheOasisTSV
.
@ZSkrbis
: How can we as an Australian Catholic university strengthen our institutional capacity to lead through service? We need to commit to a journey of compassion with others – if we cannot understand their perspectives, then we can’t act in their interests.
Young in age yet experienced beyond our years, ACU has climbed into the Top 40 young universities worldwide. Research excellence and international collaboration are big factors in our steady rise.
#YoungUni
#THEUniRankings
As we move into the Easter long weekend, Zlatko Skrbis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Innovation) has a message of support and update for students 💜❤️ “Look after yourself, your families and your loved ones. Have a wonderful, restful and meaningful Easter.”
#ACUatHome
Congratulations to
@NicStraiton
from ACU's
@NRIresearch
on receiving a $46,000 Theo Murphy Initiative grant at
@Science_Academy
. This grant is well-deserved recognition of the game-changing role nurses and midwives have in turning evidence into real-life clinical practice.
Minister for Higher Education
@GayleTierney
visited
@ACUmedia
to see the new mass spectrometry machine purchased with support from research partner
@SVIResearch
via the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund. ACU received $8.7m for five new projects via the fund.
Join
@ACU_IPPE
on 15 September, 1-2pm AEST, for their Virtual Open Day. Learn about insights from researchers across research programs, scholarship information, and reflections from current research students. Register now
Congratulations to ACU theologians Rev A/Prof. Orm Rush and Dr
@SandieCornish
who were among five experts and facilitators from Oceania selected for the upcoming
#Synod
of Bishops:
@Synod_va
@Together2023
Amaze and ACU have launched the second survey of the ‘Experiences of Autistic People and their Families’ study. The study asks how autistic people are coping in school, TAFE/Uni, at work, and in general community life. Learn more and complete the survey -
Congratulations to all of the
#ACU
staff and alumni recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List, including
@joydamousi
@ACUeduandarts
and alumnus Meg Lanning
@AusWomenCricket
. Read the full story here
When Phillip and Darlene met 30 years ago, they were about to become ACU’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates. Since then they’ve worked in their chosen fields to Close the Gap, all whilst raising four children.
#ACUimpact
Our Sydney graduation ceremonies are about to get underway 👩🎓👨🎓 Join us via the live stream to watch! Interested in knowing when our other remaining ceremonies will take place this week? Visit this link -
#ACUgrad2021
Research excellence at ACU has been further recognised by the Australian Research Council (ARC) for its significant impact in advancing health, education and social outcomes for Australians. Read more here -
We are proud to have been named
#WGEA
Employer of Choice for gender equality for the 12th year in a row. Our focus is on flexible work, pay parity, parental leave policies and effective partnerships to achieve better outcomes for all our staff.
ACU students will have the chance to work inside the Roman Curia through unique internship agreement with the Dicastery for
@LaityFamilyLife
, which organises World Youth Day and the upcoming World Meeting of Families. Read the full announcement here:
ACU have made the top 50 in education globally! We have ranked for seven subjects in the 2021 ARWU rankings, including rising to top 50 in the world for education. Learn more -
Congratulations to Australian Breastfeeding Association founder Mary Paton AM, and veteran journalist Geraldine Doogue, on being awarded Honorary Doctorates at ACU. Full story:
ACU has signed an agreement for academic and student exchanges to support collaboration on research, teaching, and staff and student mobility with Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. Full story:
Earth from ACU’s 8 Australian campuses was blessed by the Holy Father Pope Francis
@Pontifex
overnight, at the launch of the partnership between ACU &
@InfoScholas
. His Holiness spoke with ACU students & alumni, offering inspiration for the future
#LaudatoSiWeek
Congratulations Dr Mellita Jones, Dr Renata Cinelli,
@MaryGallEdu
and Dr Lily-Claire Deenmamode from
@ACUeduandarts
for being name winners of the
@uniservitate
Award for their work on the Solomon Islands Teacher Education Immersion Program. Full story:
Register for ACU’s
@IRCI_ACU
Virtual Open Day. The IRCI Virtual Open Day is designed to answer your questions about the PhD/Master of Philosophy experience.
It was a great pleasure to play host to two former ACU VCs, Professor Peter Drake and Professor Peter Sheehan.
@ZSkrbis
said, “It’s always helpful to hear the experiences of those who have walked before us and I will treasure the memory of this occasion”.
Just three years after graduating from her ACU education degree, Erin Eade has become the first female principal, and the first Aboriginal principal, of Mogo Public School. ✍️📚
This International Nurses Day, the
@CDNMANZ
celebrate nurses by interviewing ACU’s
@FostKim
, a leading mental health expert and Eileen O’Connor Chair of Mental Health Research in the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine.
Introducing Abiola Ajetomobi - ACU’s first Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation Alumni Award winner. She is a social innovator and a strong advocate for refugees, women, and marginalised communities. Be inspired and listen to her story below.
Associate Professor Miriam Tanti has been appointed as the inaugural Campus Dean at our Strathfield Campus. Associate Professor Tanti brings a great deal of experience as an educator and as a leader. Read more about the appointment here -
Sports stars and entertainers of all descriptions traded team uniforms for ties and gowns tonight as Australian Catholic University celebrated its highest achievers at the Sport and Performer Awards in Melbourne.
Interested in research and furthering your studies at ACU? Why research with ACU? We’re solving real-world issues with world-leading research in the fields of education, health, and theology and philosophy. Learn more now about
@ACU_HDR
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A story about the Moove and Groove music program developed by ACU’s Kirsten Challinor that is helping elderly Australians with dementia. The silent disco syncs parts of the brain that process memory and music while allowing seniors to rekindle the soundtracks of their lives.
A music program is really shaking up care for elderly Australians especially those with dementia. It's been dubbed a silent disco, syncing parts of the brain that process memory and music while allowing many seniors to rekindle the soundtracks of their lives.
#7NEWS
ACU has honoured excellence in and out of the classroom at the inaugural Sport and Performer Awards in Melbourne. Champions across many sports, officials and volunteers were lauded for their service and achievements.
Dr Leroy Gonsalves, ACU alumni, who completed a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours) and a PhD at ACU, has completed interesting research on Microbats and we interviewed him about this research to find out more!
#nationalscienceweek
👨🔬👩🔬
ACU is partnering with Australian universities in a virtual address to students by His Excellency President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, on Wednesday 3 August, 4:45pm - 6pm.
📌 Join us:
North Sydney campus -
Online -
Inside a community rehabilitation facility in Timor Leste was the epicentre of the first virtual occupational therapy placement. Four ACU students undertook a four-week online placement in June, providing health consultations for the Timor Leste community
Zlatko Skrbis, Provost, has an update and message of support 💜❤️ “It's really important given the context in which we live that you stay connected. It's important that you stay connected with one another, and it's important that you stay connected with the university"
#ACUatHome
#ACUInterfaith
keynote speaker Stan Grant draws on the love of God from all faiths as binding in all we do. Love and hope allow us to walk together to a new future.