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Climate change can be tackled from many perspectives, from arts, science and engineering to medicine and environmental management, as these passionate UNSW postgraduate students demonstrate.

 

Craig Stockings recently submitted his PhD thesis, 'The Torch & the Sword: A History of the Army Cadet Movement in Australia, 1866-2004', and is already a permanent academic staff member in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW@ADFA.

Craig’s supervisor was Professor Jeffrey Grey, a specialist in Australian and International military history at UNSW@ADFA. Whilst a postgraduate research student at UNSW@ADFA, Craig had access to state-of-the-art resources and facilities. Throughout the course of his candidature he had his own office, was provided with funding for conference travel, received a $9000 study grant, and had access to the Academy Library, undoubtedly the best in its field in the country.

Craig has a number of degrees, including a first class honours degree in History from UNSW, a Graduate Diploma in Education, and a Master of Education and Masters of Arts in International Relations. He has also published two papers and is currently continuing his research alongside his heavy teaching schedule.

One of the strengths of a smaller campus is the focused attention academic staff can provide their students. “UNSW@ADFA is an under-utilized resource,” Craig said. “I would certainly recommend it to a prospective student.”

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Barbara Bennett, a registered Nurse and Psychologist, worked for several years in an intensive care unit. Fascinated by varying rates of patient recovery, Barbara found herself working alongside Professor Ian Hickie, Executive Director of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Research Institute. It was through Professor Hickie that Barbara came to work at one of UNSW’s affiliated Clinical Schools at the Prince of Wales Hospital.

Here Barbara worked closely with Professors David Goldstein and Andrew Lloyd researching cancer related fatigue. This research soon led Barbara to undertake a PhD at UNSW, with Professors Goldstein and Lloyd as her supervisors.

Throughout the course of her PhD candidature at UNSW, Barbara undertook a Statistics course through the School of Mathematics, which she found very useful for her research. She also received a scholarship from The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation USA, which enabled her to continue with her studies. Barbara has also presented papers at several conferences, including the ‘Cancer-Related Fatigue Conference’ at the Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas (2002), given an invited presentation at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Schools of Medicine & Public Health, UCLA Los Angeles and has had her research findings published in the European Journal of Cancer 40 (2004) 1689 – 1695.

Barbara has recently submitted her PhD thesis for examination: ‘Exploring the characteristics of Post-Cancer fatigue in women following adjuvant treatment for breast cancer’. She is currently continuing her research at the Prince of Wales Clinical School and is in the process of applying for a postdoctoral fellowship.

Steve Su finished his undergraduate degree in Taiwan and decided to undertake a postgraduate degree overseas. His research led him to UNSW and to Dr Margaret Cooley, Senior Lecturer in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences. Having discussed his research interests and research proposal with Dr Cooley, Steve was put in touch with Associate Professor William Sewell, postgraduate coordinator at St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School. Steve then commenced a PhD at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research under Associate Professor Sewell’s supervision.

Seven conferences and a publication later, Steve has just submitted his PhD thesis, 'Immune Regulation in Mouse Models of Allergic Asthma', for examination. Steve is continuing his research and writing at the Garvan Institute and hopes to publish his next paper soon. He is also applying for funding for a postdoctoral fellowship either at UNSW or another of Australia’s leading institutions. His ideal job is to work for a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.

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Pramith Priyananda, born in Sri Lanka and now an Australian Permanent Resident, first came to study at UNSW in 1988 and completed a Masters of Applied Science. The recipient of a Faculty of Engineering scholarship, Pramith returned to UNSW in 2002 to undertake a PhD in Chemical Sciences and Engineering. He has recently submitted his thesis for examination.

Between the completion of his Masters degree and the commencement of his PhD, Pramith undertook some studies in Japan and it was there that he discovered the problem that would become the basis for his PhD thesis, 'Protein and Fatty Acid Interactions during Ultrafiltration.'

Throughout the course of his candidature, Pramith has published several papers in academic journals and also presented at conferences with his supervisor, Dr Vickie Chen.

He is currently in the process of lodging a research grant application to fund his postdoctoral research. If successful, he will take part in a major research project run through several prominent Australian Universities.

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