On this page, you will be able to read graduates talking about their transitioning experiences during and after COVID-19. To protect our participants, all the names below are pseudonyms.

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GRADUATES' EXPERIENCES

"Medical school is a second coming of age. In ‘Dear Life’, Dr Rachel Clarke describes the process identity deconstruction and reconstruction; to mould students... "

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Claire
Mar 2023

Panic texting: real-time crisis while travelling abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Jason
Dec 2022

“University will be the best time of your life and you’ll make so many new friends!” These were my parents’ words that I heard in my head as I stared blankly at my professor on Zoom....

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Tamara
June 2023

"Application status: Under review. Application status: Under review. Application status: Under review. Those words scared me as I continued to... "

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Andy
Jan 2023

"A few months ago, the question I was scared to be asked was ‘so, did you get a job?’..."

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Belinda
Aug 2023

VIDEOS:

Listen to two graduates share their personal experience with what it was like to transition to a workplace from university post-covid.

Universities strive to support their students in various ways, but what do students think of these services? Watch this video to find out!

University students are constantly stressed, which leads to poor mental health. Watch this video to find out how students cope with this stress.

The pandemic meant online learning became the norm, and education was transformed by offering unique opportunities and challenges. But how exactly did this impact students and teachers?