News: Profiles
Onnie Chan
![Onnie Chan](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2024-03/features-a-scene-from-an-immersive-virtual-reality-world-she-created-as-part-of-her-thesis-2-1.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=7VWIMRbB)
Education has always played a significant role in my life, thanks to my mother’s influence. Now, I am turning a new page because of my studies at the University of Adelaide.
Moya Dodd
![Moya Dodd](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2024-03/moya-dodd-playing-soccer-for-the-university-of-adelaide-1980s.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=j11cLiZF)
It was a hot summer day in early 1982 when I ventured onto campus for my first Orientation Week.
Hieu Van Le
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I realised early on that acquiring knowledge was key to starting a new life in a new land.
Andy Thomas: Celebrating a local hero
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When Andy Thomas first graduated from the University of Adelaide 50 years ago, travelling into space as an astronaut was an impossible dream.
World news - Spring 2023
![John Scanlon AO](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2024-01/john-scanlon-taking-part-in-an-elephant-relocation-malawi.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=6COvCkk6)
We invited some of our family of “foreign correspondents” to give a brief insight into their lives and careers.
Making a difference
![Tiahni Adamson](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/tiahini-adamson-feature-image.png?h=23dcf454&itok=cuPvg2Nd)
Tiahni Adamson is focused on sustainable aquaculture production as the Lead Community Engagement Officer at CH4Global.
“Changing the world” no joke
![Kristin Raman - Courtesy of Matt Turner: Newspix](/lumen/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-05/kristin-raman-courtesy-of-matt-turner-newspix.png?h=b69e0e0e&itok=l5GqICdE)
On a challenging day, Kristin Raman and her colleagues sometimes joke that it’s tough changing the world.