The Wrap Up

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The Wrap Up

The Wrap Up keeps you in the know with what’s happening in the UC community. Tune in weekly for the latest news, interviews, and events, as well as student club and society activities.

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 9: UC Marketing and Pride and Prejudice

    This week the team chats with Brit Champness, UC's Associate Director of Marketing & Digital Engagement, about the uni's new brand campaign "U CAN @ UC". We also catch up with UC Dramatic Arts Club to talk about their recent production of Pride and Prejudice, and bring you the latest community news and our weekly events guide.

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 8: Professor Kasia Bail & Pathways to Politics for Women

    In this weeks episode new hosts Bonnie and Mia join Ben and AJ behind the desk to speak to Professor Kasia Bail about the often little known effects of dilerium. Ben also sits down with Professor Chris Wallace to find out more about the Pathways to Polictics for Women program coming up later this year at UC. Plus we bring you the latest UC news and our weekly events guide.

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 7: Dr Leonie Pearson & UCX Volunteer Crew

    This week Ben chats with Farizma from UCX Volunteer Crew about the new UC community garden, then chats with Dr Leonie Pearson from the Centre for Environmental Governance about her work on the Pathways for Future Farmers in Southeast Asia project. Plus we bring our weekly UC events guide!

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 6: UC Student Leadership Academy & UCFM

    This week Ben and Tobias chat to Dr Ehssan Sakhaee from UC's new Student Leadership Academy to find out more about the program. And when a guest doesn't show, AJ jumps on the mic to talk about UCFM. All this plus the latest UC news and our weekly event guide.

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 5: TIS Digital Repository & UCOMMS

    This week Ben chats with UC student Remy about their work on the UC Digital Repository for Tackling Indigenous Smoking. We catch up UCOMMS in our student society spotlight, and bring you the latest UC news and our weekly events guide.

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 4: Reintroducing Green and Golden Bell Frogs to ACT

    This week Ben is joined by co-host Tobias as they chat with UC post doctorate research fellow Jarrod Sopniewski who has been invovled in a research project returning extinct frogs to the ACT for the first time in 50 years! Plus we bring you the latest UC news and our weekly events guide.

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 3: UCREC & UC Library Rare Books Room

    This week Mitch from UCREC joins Ben in the studio to talk all things board games. Then Ben gets a special behind the scenes tour of the UC Library's rare book room with librarian Siobhan. Plus all the latest UC news and our weekly events guide!

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    2026 Semester 1 Episode 1: Respect. Now. Always. & UC Occupational Therapy Society

    To kick of the first show of the semester and the year Ben chats with Julliette from Respect. Now. Always., a program that aims to prevent sexual violence in university communities and improve how universities respond to and support those who have been affected. We also take a look at the UC Occupational Therapy Society and bring you the lastest UC news and upcoming events.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 11: VC Bill Shorten & FADX

    It's the final episode of semester and we're finishing with a HUGE show! With a 4 host lineup Ben is joined by Hannah, Charlotte, and of course AJ, to chat with fellow UC student Claire Heerdegen about the upcoming FADX Graduate Festival kicking off on November 12. UC Vice Chancellor Bill Shorten joins us in the studio to review his first year at UC. We look back at some of the big news stories from UC this year and then look ahead at the final events of semester.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 10: UniSport Nationals & UC SRC

    This week Ben chats with Mel Green from UC Sport and UC student Charlotte Taylor about UniSport Nationals and how UC atheletes went in the competition. We find out more about what the UC Student Representative Council does, and bring you the latest UC news and our weekly events guide.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 9: UC Honours student Alix Dornbusch & CSSA

    This week Ben chats with UC Honours student, Alix Dornbusch who is looking deeper into why people go into midwifery, and researching best practices to support midwives in a profession facing a staffing crisis. We find out more about the UC Chinese Students and Scholars Association 🇨🇳. Plus we have the latest UC news and our weekly event guide!

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 8: UC FIRST Student Anthology & UC LASA

    This week Ben and AJ are joined by a new host Hannah as they chat with Jade and Matt, editors of the 2025 edition of UC FIRST, the annual student creative writing anthology. UC Latin American Student Association are featured in our weekly student society spotlight, and we bring the latest UC news and weekly events guide!

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 7: 24hr Digital Design Challenge & UC Queer Club

    On this week's episode Ben and AJ chat with Dr Joel Bennett about the 24hr Digital Design Challenge happening at UC on September 20. The challenge is an intense and exhilarating event where students are not only tasked with creating a fully realized project within a single day but are also encouraged to experiment, explore, and push the boundaries of their skills and creativity. We also find out more about UC Queer Club with Vice President Soren and Secretary Oscar, and bring you the latest UC news and events.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 6: PhD Candidate Tino Toufexis & UC Dramatic Arts Club

    This week Ben talks to PhD candidate Tino Toufexis about his ground breaking research in endometriosis and the psychology of pain. And we chat with the UC Dramatic Arts Club in our weekly student society spotlight!

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 5: Dr Maleen Jayasuriya & UC International Club

    Hosts Ben and AJ chat with Dr Maleen Jayasuriya from the Faculty of Science and Technology's Collaborative Robotics Lab about robots and the future of AI. Then they are joined by the UC International Club to find out all about their welcoming and exciting new student society.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 4: Michaela McGrath & Habibi Club

    This week PhD candidate Michaela McGrath is in the studio to talk about her research into the effects of long Covid. Ben chats with Marwa from Habibi Club in our student society spotlight, and brings you the latest UC news and weekly events guide.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 3: Professor Arthur Georges & UC Pakistani Student Association

    This week to celebrate National Science Week, Ben chats with Professor Arthur Georges, an ecologist and herpetologist from the UC Faculty of Science and Technology. We find out more about the UC Pakistani Student Association with founder and president Muhammad, as well as bring you the latest UC news and events.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 2: Associate Professor Blooma John & UCOMMS

    This week Ben is joined by AJ in the studio as they chat with Associate Professor Blooma John from the Faculty of Science and Technology about the recent Great Debate on the use of AI in Project Management. Taiga from UCOMMS is in to talk about UC's comms and media student society, and we bring you the latest UC news and events.

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    2025 Semester 2 Episode 1: Melbourne Ska Orchestra & Off The Grid Girls

    In the first episode of semester Ben and Lila chat with Nicky Bomba from Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Sophie and Tia from Off the Grid Girls drop by for a chat about their new student club, and we bring you the latest UC news and events.

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    2025 Semester 1 Episode 4: UC Design Club

    Hosts: Jim, Sarah, and Ben Guests: Jonathan from UC Design Club

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    2025 Semester 1 Episode 3: Tilly Bell

    Hosts: Ben, AJ, and Jim Guest: Tilly Bell - local Canberra filmmaker

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    2025 Semester 1 Episode 1: Connet Up 2716

    Hosts: Lila, Darcy, and Tenzing Guest: Barb and Esther from Connet Up 2716

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The Wrap Up keeps you in the know with what’s happening in the UC community. Tune in weekly for the latest news, interviews, and events, as well as student club and society activities.

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