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Something you might not have known about college life is the wide variety of leadership opportunities available to all students, allowing you to extend your college experience and build up your CV. Leadership opportunities include O-Week Leaders (OWLs), college tour guides, Open Day volunteers, college representatives, Student Club executive positions, fire area wardens and more!

We interviewed Katie Saya, the Student Wellbeing Coordinator at UC, to get her tips on how to stay on top of your mental wellbeing at university, especially when life gets busier and more stressful around exam time. 1. Know the support is there and reach out if needed During exam times especially, it is really […]

Our student exhibition was back and bigger than ever in 2021 – featuring an additional music category for the first time. Although the exhibition could only be held virtually due to restrictions, online software allowed us to digitally display all entries, so the entire UC community can view the submissions. We received the largest amount […]

Our Donor Appreciation Reception was held on the 21st of April with over 80 students, staff, alumni and community members in attendance. The event was not only an opportunity to thank all of those who contribute to our scholarship program, but a chance for them to meet their scholarship recipients and other students receiving financial […]

The Colleges of the University of Melbourne are committed, individually and collectively, to respectful relationships and the fair treatment and safety of all students and staff. We were collectively deeply saddened to hear recent reports of sexual assault in our Colleges. While we will not comment on specific cases, we applaud the bravery of those […]

Head of College, Dr Jennifer McDonald welcomed back seven alumni from 1957 for lunch in the Heritage Room on Monday 2 October, 2017. Reminiscing of times spent in the College hallways and lessons learnt from then Head of College, Myra Roper, provided much conversation for the ladies; some of whom have stayed in close contact […]

University College had the privilege of welcoming back five highly decorated Alumni to talk at the 5 Year Out panel discussion on Wednesday 6 September. Jennifer Burnett, Andreas Hendarto, Alex Norton, Aldo Oosterman and Olivia Philpott shared stories of their professional  journey’s, including the secrets to their success and the pitfalls that befell them. An […]

Head of College Jennifer McDonald and President of College Council, Anne Cronin played host to a number of our wonderful UC Governors at the Governors High Table on Monday 28 August. Included in this esteemed group was Mr Arron Wood, former young Australian of the Year and current acting Lord Mayor of Melbourne, who spoke […]

During the week commencing Monday 4 September, University College students welcomed College alumni from various industries to Careers Week to speak about life after university studies. Over breakfast in the morning or supper during the evening, eight alumni have given their time to share stories about their own educational journey and career pathway with current […]

University College has had a marked impact on its residents for 80 years. But the nature of that impact has varied with the social context of the times and the changing nature of university education itself. At the 80th Anniversary Forum held on Friday 25 August, nine of College’s distinguished alumni as well as the […]