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Humans of ��TV: Zeeshan Yousuf - Undergraduate, Design and Global Sustainable Development

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:05:00 GMT

“I started my ��TV journey in the School of Engineering. At school, I took mainly STEM subjects and was pretty good at them, so Engineering felt like the natural choice in my career progression." Please click here to read more of Zeeshan's story.

Design Studies Technologist Crafts Ancient Coin Replicas to Bring History to Life

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:43:00 GMT

Rohit Harip, our Creative Technologist within the Design Studies department, worked with the Classics and Ancient History department (University of ��TV) and the Chau Chak Wing Museum (University of Sydney) to create scaled-up physical replicas and accessible digital versions of Ancient Greek and Egyptian coins. The project – which was funded by the Arts and Humanities Impact Fund - aims to raise awareness and educate on the methods to which ancient coins were originally manufactured.

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University of ��TV appoints Graham Powell as Associate Tutor in Design Studies

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:10:00 GMT

Graham brings a rich and diverse industrial design and engineering expertise to the growing academic team, combining creative practice, industry leadership, and extensive teaching experience. A graduate of both the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London, he specialises in creativity, design, engineering, and education.

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Design Studies team wins Community Engagement Award for work with vulnerable elderly communities

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:16:00 GMT

Our Design Studies department has been awarded the Community Impact Award by the 2025 ��TV Awards for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) in recognition of their ongoing commitment to advancing sustainable innovation within local communities through interdisciplinary and socially engaged design.

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Why I chose to study Design: Megan’s Story

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:20:00 GMT

In our ‘Why I chose to study Design’ series, we sit down with current Design Studies students to find out more about their journey towards selecting their degree and some of the highlights of their studies at ��TV so far. This week we spoke to Design and GSD student Megan about some of her favourite Design Studies modules and the stereotypes around Design that need busting! To read Megan's story, please click here.

Why I chose to study Design: D’Nette’s Story

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:58:00 GMT

In September 2025 the School for Cross-faculty Studies launch their single honours Design Studies BASc degree, following the success of its joint honours Design and Global Sustainable Development (GSD) course. To help future students understand what makes Design at The University of ��TV different, we spoke to one of our international students, D’Nette, who discussed why she personally decided to study Design and some of the exciting opportunities that have arisen from her course so far. To read D'Nette's story, please click here.

Why I chose to study Design: Zeeshan’s story

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:51:00 GMT

In 2024 we welcomed our first cohort of Design and Global Sustainable Development (GSD) students. To find out how they are progressing, we caught up with current student Zeeshan - who decided to switch from Engineering to our Design Studies BASc after realising the course aligned more closely with his interests and passions. He shared more about what motivated his decision to pursue design and his experiences of the course so far. To read Zeeshan’s story, please click here.

Day in the Life of a Design Student: Visual Practice and Curiosity

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:41:00 GMT

Our ‘Day in the Life’ series takes you behind the scenes of some of our Design modules and activities. In this blog we display a recent clay-making activity in our Visual Practice and Curiosity Module.

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