Beyond UWA

Are you where you need to be? Interviewed by Liberty Cramer [BA '15], Sanna Peden shares her experiences studying and working at UWA – and letting life take unexpected turns. BIO: Sanna runs workshops and individual consultations on English language and study skills at UWA. She is a writer, performer, poet and unionist with a close to twenty-year history at UWA. Sanna’s first poetry collection, st...

In 2013, a cycling incident left Zac Leow paralysed, later told he would be lucky to walk again. Indomitable spirit drove Zac to finish a UWA Honours degree, take up a PhD and, in 2015, compete for Singapore in the ASEAN Para Games, winning silver in the 1500m and setting national records for the 400m, 800m and 1500m. 

Belinda a lawyer and consultant has worked across a range of industries including politics, marketing and communications, commercial advisory and dispute resolution.  Her previous work includes international relations for the Australian government. As a result of her consulting projects, Belinda identified demand for a new and emerging areas of commercial legal practice, particularly intellectual...

Dr Tristan Clemons is a research fellow at the University of Western Australia working on novel nanoparticle treatments for a range of diseases including cancer, heart disease burn and spinal cord injuries. He completed his PhD in 2014 and is now working as a National Health and Medical Research Council Australian Biomedical Fellow. In his spare time Tristan is a business owner with Get Flapped, b...

An Australian business  psychologist, Harvard Business School coach, entrepreneur, journalist and former executive with over eighteen years of extensive international organisational development and leadership consulting experience.  As an executive level practitioner, Vanessa is a highly regarded trusted advisor to high level executives and Fortune 500 organisations.  She has successfully managed...

Today's podcast celebrates the 90th anniversary of the UWA Athletics Club. Future Olympian Cruz Hogan [BSc '15, BSc(Hons) '16] and Eric Isaachsen [MBBS '76] take us down memory lane to when sheep roamed McGillivray Oval and how the club has been making an impact at The University of Western Australia and Western Australian community for 90 years!    

Every manager strives to become a good leader. Reaching this role takes a shift in thought, as well as in the way that you lead. Becoming a good leader doesn’t happen overnight as it takes time to cultivate your leadership and ensure you are thinking about your organization’s vision rather than the mere execution of different tasks. Dr James Kelley shares his thoughts on leadership and why he turn...

In these times of evolving workplaces, you might not know what the future holds but you can set yourself up to make the most of it. Even when you have what it takes to succeed, nothing beats great advice, insight and a helping hand. Your UWA pipeline gives you that. You'll hear from an expert career advice panel, moderated by AY Sports Consulting Founder  Aaron Yeak (BCom, BEng ’08) , sharing thei...

Experienced Business Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the FMCG, retail and services industries. Leonnie Dober's passion is quite simple, she wants to make sure team members are represented and heard within organisations.  Coming from a working class family where her mother had blue collar roles (cleaning, fruit picking), her voice was one of thousands and not always heard as an in...

Thinking about a career change, sourcing your own professional development, finding a mentor? Listen to today's podcast where Peak Peformance Consultant Shona Rowan shares her best tips!  About Shona Shona Rowan is a Peak Performance Consultant, Inspirational Speaker and Trained Psychologist. She has spent the last 15 years working with organisations and individuals across a range of sectors to ma...

Hosted by current UWA student and Ignite Mentoring President, Harry Sanderson speaks with Natasha Kusmuk who shares her experience through War, as a refugee and how it all lead to studying at UWA.

Gary Pennefather has extensive experience in technology businesses as a founder, entrepreneur, senior executive and board member across a range of industries. Gary has been involved in a number of companies that have grown from early stage R&D to multi-million dollar enterprises – both in Perth and the US. Gary has also co-founded a number of start‐up technology companies, including Atmosphere Net...

Aspiring to become a thought leader in the digital technology space! Listen to Jordan Ding's journey from UWA to Accenture, and learn how he is driving tangible impact in the work he does, no matter what business area it is needed in.

Farida Fozdar, Deputy Head of School, UWA Social Sciences, moderated a panel of alumni thought leaders with unique perspectives on where women have been and what’s in store for the future. Lucy Moyle, recent UWA graduate and founder of Unlimited Women , offered closing remarks with a view to the future. Panellists: Associate Professor Alison Bartlett, English and Cultural Studies Chris Sutherland,...

Professor Dawn Freshwater, UWA Vice-Chancellor, examines the gender equity landscape at UWA and beyond in her opening remarks during the International Women’s Day breakfast at UniClub.

Aaron is driven from within. He is an entrepreneur, traveler, lover of great coffee and people’s stories. His career spans Formula 1, sport and recreation, management consulting and now takes him on a business ride that has clear objectives but an unknown end point. Much like his travel, he enjoys the journey as well as the destination in life and business, and takes every opportunity to see the w...

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Meet Andrea Bradbury (BCom '14) who discusses  How Digital Marketing Is Making An Impact In 2018 . Good brands really understand the importance of marketing strategy being at the very core of their bu...

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Hannah Fitch-Rabbit, Social Impact Manager at Fremantle Foundation, shares what International Women's Day means to her, and her passion for equality and human rights.

Jordan is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at West Coast Eagles football club. He is also completing a PhD part-time at UWA examining the relationship between training loads and injury. Prior to his current role, Jordan worked at a number of elite West Australian Sporting Organisations including West Coast Fever, GolfWA & the Western Australian Institute of Sport.

Kasia McNaught was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and migrated to Perth with her family in 2001. She was the recipient of an academic and music scholarship for Penrhos College, where she finished her TEE in 2003. Kasia was a student at UWA and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Italian. In July 2016, Kasia founded McNaught Media, a boutique strategic marketing consultancy s...

Architecture is something that provides the everyday city dweller with an opportunity to explore spaces that convey a particular quality, influence our thinking, emotions and may even challenge ideas. Architecture can be public or it can be very personal. I have been involved in the design and documentation of a more personal side to architecture, liaising with clients to create for them their dre...

"Born and raised in Perth, straight after high school I went on to study Construction Management in Perth and abroad in the US. I have since spent 8 years working for Perkins, a mid tier commercial builder in Perth. Having worked my way up the organization from graduate to a senior management position, using the experience I gained and the skills learnt in my MBA at UWA put me in a position to sta...

What makes us happy? UWA is at the forefront of innovative research, finding answers to some of the compelling questions we face today. Liam Bartlett, UWA graduate and investigative journalist, will moderate a fascinating discussion with a panel of UWA experts around the question: what makes us happy? The panel will explore how we create happiness and sustain it, and how the following factors infl...

In 2015, Alumni in Sydney joined then Head of Marketing Innovation for Google across Asia Pacific, UWA alumnus Lee Hunter  (BA '02, GradDipMktg '02, MEM&IM '03) for a productive Q&A that explores why failure can be celebrated in the drive for innovation. UWA alumnus Tristan Masters  (BA '03), then Director of Professional Services and Analytics Lead at Red Planet, chats with Lee about the critical...

A rare opportunity to gain insight into the journey of Australia's Aboriginal people, from past to present, through the eyes of UWA’s School of Indigenous Studies , along with acclaimed academics in rock art and cultural history. Hear what we’ve been learned, why it's important and what the future holds. Bring along your own burning questions for an open Q&A. Experts Andrea Coomber , Director, JUS...