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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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First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes three degrees and projects to manage

A married couple who packed up their lives in Boston and moved to the other side of the world have graduated from Bond University on the same day. Tatyana and David Saccardo sold everything they owned in the US and moved to Varsity Lakes to study in 2018. On Thursday, December 3, they became one of the first married couples to graduate together at Bond University.

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Bondies secure prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarships

Two Bond University students will study in South Korea and Vanuatu after being awarded prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarships. Chloe Burns and Josiah Neal secured the Federal Government scholarships worth more than $60,000 each.

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Radio star Bethany signs off and tunes in to university

Bright and bubbly with a list of funny yarns to share, Bethany Larsen was born to be a breakfast radio host. The All Saints Anglican School alumni previously enrolled at Bond University in 2012 but left four semesters into her degree after she was offered a job in South Australia at the radio station Magic FM.

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Bond borrows from past to build the future

Bond University has opened a new environmentally sustainable building after forging ahead with construction through the depths of the pandemic. The new Faculty of Society & Design building contains recycled materials including railway sleepers and power poles, has enough solar panels to power 10 homes, and features charging stations for electric vehicles. It completes a long-held ambition to create a collaborative precinct for students of the university’s largest faculty.

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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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