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Notre Dame alumnus crowned WA Lawyer of the Year 

Lawyer, leader, double amputee, father and listener. These are the words University of Notre Dame Australia alumnus Tom Monks uses to describe himself. He can now add the title of Western Australian Lawyer of the Year for 2023.

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BBI ‘changes gear’ to join Sydney College of Divinity

Broken Bay Institute – The Australian Institute of Theological Education has joined the Sydney College of Divinity as a member institute.

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ACU honours journalist, Breastfeeding Association founder

Respected Australian journalist and broadcaster Geraldine Doogue and Australian Breastfeeding Association founder Natalie Mary Paton have been awarded honorary doctorates from Australian Catholic University.

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ACU and charity collaborate to save women and children in remote Tanzania

A remote Tanzanian hospital will receive its first modern anaesthetic and haematology analyser machine, thanks to a unique collaboration between health and education experts at Australian Catholic University and charity organisation A Passionist Heart Foundation.

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Notre Dame launches new research strategy 

Research that addresses real-world challenges and seeks to improve people’s lives is the focus of the University of Notre Dame Australia’s new University Research Strategy 2023-26.

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College’s day of fun, food and fundraising

Catholic liberal arts college Campion College is holding its inaugural festival, a student-driven event aimed at raising money for the Campion College Scholarship Fund.

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Missionary Sisters of Service mark 80th anniversary with study scholarship

The Missionary Sisters of Service Scholarship will be awarded for the first time in 2024 to mark the 80th anniversary of the order’s founding. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

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Student teachers learn how career in the bush is top class

Catholic schools in Armidale Diocese have continued to build their partnership with the University of Notre Dame Australia by placing teaching students in Tamworth to give them a taste of the career opportunities that can be pursued in the bush.

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Academics criticise decision to eliminate raft of humanities jobs

Australian Catholic University has been criticised by local and international academics for its decision to eliminate dozens of humanities jobs and disbanding institutes in philosophy and history. Source: The Guardian.