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Appointment HIgher Education

ACU chancellor re-appointed at university corporation’s AGM

Martin Daubney has been reappointed as Chancellor of Australian Catholic University for a second five-year term. 

Architecture HIgher Education

Design award for University of Notre Dame library

The University of Notre Dame Australia’s landmark Fremantle Student Hub project has won a major design award recognising excellence in learning environments across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Disability HIgher Education

ACU honours childhood disability researcher

Parent advocate Rose Babic has received Australian Catholic University’s highest honour for her work empowering caregivers of children with disabilities.

HIgher Education

ACU scholarship honours theologian’s legacy

Australian Catholic University’s first philanthropically funded PhD scholarship will honour the legacy of professor and priest Fr Anthony Kelly CSsR and help shape the future of theological scholarship in Australia for the next decade.

HIgher Education Mental Health

University program tackles stigma around mental health and addiction

The University of Notre Dame Australia is reshaping counselling education through a renewed, practice-led curriculum and a strong commitment to improving public understanding of complex issues such as mental health and addiction.

Bishops HIgher Education

Retired archbishop recognised for lifetime of service to Church  

Former Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has received an Honorary Doctorate from Australian Catholic University in recognition of a lifetime of service to the Church as pastor, leader and teacher.

HIgher Education

Australian and Indonesian universities collaborate on critical research

Australian Catholic University has launched a new research centre bringing together leading academics from Australia and Indonesia to address the region’s most pressing challenges. 

Appointment HIgher Education

Campion College announces appointment of new president

Catholic liberal arts college Campion College has announced that its president, Paul Morrissey, will conclude his service at the end of this year, with John Roskam appointed to succeed him.

Aged Care HIgher Education

ACU joins drive to deliver 4000 more personal care workers to regional communities

Australian Catholic University is helping to deliver 4000 additional personal care workers in regional, rural and remote communities across Australia in the next three years.