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From alumni starting game-changing businesses, to students (literally) kicking goals in sport, to research breakthroughs, there’s always something happening at Bond. See what Bondies have been up to and explore latest news from campus, the community and beyond.  

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Margaret sees scholarships through lens of her own experience

A former medical student who struggled at university but went on to co-found the Optical Superstore chain has announced new funding for scholarships for Indigenous students at Bond University. Margaret Douglas says she wants to make sure the students receive the support she missed out on as a young woman moving from rural Wangaratta in Victoria to study in Melbourne. The scholarships were announced during NAIDOC Week 2020 celebrations at Bond University.

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Class of Covid 'more employable'

The Class of COVID endured disrupted studies and will finish Year 12 amid a recession but a leading psychologist says they will be more employable than previous cohorts. Bond University Associate Professor Peta Stapleton said the turmoil of 2020 would give graduates qualities such as resilience and flexibility which were sought-after in the workplace.

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Law student by day, artist by night

The Bond University Transformer program will showcase four innovative pieces by artist Eden Mili Tokatly in her first solo exhibition. The Australian-first entrepreneurship program is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students at the university.

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EU emissions trading scheme points way for Australia

Bond University researchers in the new Centre for Data Analytics have created an improved model to predict the future price of carbon credits in the European Union Emissions Trading System. Their work has implications for industries in the EU trying to pin down the trigger price at which it becomes commercially viable to invest in costly emissions reduction technology. Lead author Thomas Aspinall of the Bond Business School said the research also pointed to an ETS as the most effective way to drive down emissions in Australia.

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Sporting news

It’s all on the line for the Bull Sharks in the QFA Semi Finals 

This weekend the men’s senior Bull Sharks will take on the Burleigh Bombers in the knockout semi-final of the QFA Division 2 South finals.  

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Premier Women shine on dark day for the Bull Sharks

The Bull Sharks Premier Women’s team took home the only win on the weekend, their stunning 43-10 victory a bright spot in an otherwise dark day as all five men’s teams went down to Brothers at Crosby Park in Albion.

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Early mistakes cost Bull Sharks in Blues tussle

The Bull Sharks men’s seniors have been forced into a knockout semi-final against the Burleigh Bombers next week after a devastating loss to the Coolangatta Tweed Blues in the first match-up of the QFA Division 2 South finals.

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Bonding with the Bull Sharks: Tshinta Kendall  

This rugby player would love to cook curried sausages for Dolly Parton.

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