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Mature age student finds creative writing success

In 1996 Helen Mitchell was awarded a place in the School of Humanities at The University of Adelaide. She talks about how as a mature-age student, her dream of tertiary education became a reality.

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Andrea's space mining mission

Mechatronic Engineering graduate, Andrea Boyd is part of a team in Belgium that rotated the entire International Space Station for science objectives.

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Matt’s Policy on Science

2005 Rhodes Scholar Matt Wenham has enjoyed a varied career path, using his science degree to teach high school students in rural Malawi before crossing continents to Washington DC where he now works for a non-profit think tank that links scientists and policy makers.

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Tamson's path to academia

2003 Rhodes Scholar Tamson Pietsch nurtured her love of ideas and scholarship during her undergraduate days at the University of Adelaide. Whole afternoons spent in the Union Building, drinking coffee and debating ‘the big questions of life’ with fellow students set her on the path to a career in academia.

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What I learnt about financing my future

Photo from Financing your Future Young Alumni event

Our Young Alumni Sam McKindlay recently attended the Financing Your Future event held by Adelaide University’s Young Alumni network. The event featured Josh Williams, CEO of Super Guardian and Marissa Schulze, Managing Director of Rise High Financial Solutions.

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