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Students
Sustainable Homes Challenge: Meet Charles Chadwick
My name is Charles Chadwick, I currently attend University of Adelaide where I study Bachelor of Architecture. I began architecture mid-year as I was previously studying legal studies at Uni SA and couldn’t relate to the atmosphere there, my sister was studying architecture and I liked the look of the work, so I decided to apply and got in.
Students
Sustainable Homes Challenge: Meet Reshma Benny
Hi, I am Reshma Benny. I am an Environmental Engineering Graduate. I was born and brought up in a permaculture home in Kerala, India. Needless to say, I learned my first lessons of sustainable living from my home. My passion in sustainability led me to build a career around it. My parents always say that the nature is not the environment around us but including us.
Students
Sustainable Homes Challenge: Meet Elizabeth McDonald
Hi, I am Elizabeth McDonald. I was born and raised in Canberra, and I’ve found its development in the last decade has meant that I was able to stay and maintain my support network without sacrificing the university experience that one might go elsewhere to find.
Students
Sustainable Homes Challenge: Meet Matthew Hammond
Hi, I am Matthew Hammond. I grew up in Campbelltown and moved down to Wollongong this year to be closer to friends, study, and to chase my love of the landscape and nature that this city has to offer.
Message to students - 20 October, 2021
Dear students, with so much happening around the university, my weekly messages were becoming quite long, so I’m reining it in! And in an effort to streamline, I’m also trialling the use of subheadings, to allow for greater readability. I hope these changes make it easier to digest the important activities taking place around the university each week.
Message to students - 13 October, 2021
Dear students, with NSW reopening for fully vaccinated people, there are a lot of emotions being felt. Relief is certainly one.