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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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OAM for Professor Tammy Hoffmann, the patient’s friend

Bond University’s Professor Tammy Hoffmann has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to clinical epidemiology and occupational therapy.

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Far from a sign of trouble, forgetfulness could indicate brain efficiency

Have you ever run into a work colleague at the supermarket and failed to recognise them? Blame your brilliant, lazy brain. A new study led by Assistant Professor Oliver Baumann of Bond University sheds fresh light on the way the body's most complex organ captures memories.

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Elite athletes set to have a ball on campus

They hail from opposite ends of the country and play different sports but this trio all share a common goal of winning premierships with the Bond University Bull Sharks. Netball star Ava Black (Toowoomba), AFL ruck Harrison Ireland (Tasmania) and rugby star Paige Groves (Ravenshoe) met for the first time during Orientation at the university this week. The three scholarship students arrived on campus ready to pursue their academic goals while chasing their athletic dreams.

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New students have already aced life lessons

Bond University has welcomed the ‘Class of COVID’ to its sandstone campus and the new students are drawing positives from a year they will never forget. The recent high school graduates endured disrupted studies throughout 2020 but are kickstarting their tertiary education with a positive attitude and an appetite to learn.

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Sporting news

'A wicked problem' - sports concussion management in spotlight

A Senate inquiry into concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports is due to deliver its findings in September.  It's findings could have significant ramifications for sportspeople and administrators.

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Men win ugly as women's streak ends

AFL round 14 wrap: Bull Sharks 6.2 (38), Magpies 4.12 (36).

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Thumping victory as Bull Sharks surge towards finals

Rugby round 15 wrap: Bull Sharks 52, Norths Eagles 5.

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From rag doll to referee

Bachelor of Exercise & Sports Science student Fletcher Shearman is one of the youngest members of the QRL senior refereeing squad.

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