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Sport, Health & Wellbeing

Regaining your Equilibri-um

Hayley Teasdale and David Hinwood are PhD students from the University of Canberra who have come up with a brilliant, simple and accessible solution to reduce falls for people whose balance is impaired, such as Parkinson’s disease sufferers.

The Equilibri Balance Ball retrains balance by improving proprioception, or the sense of where your body is in space. Check out the video below, in which they explain how it works.

Video by John Masiello

Sport, Health & Wellbeing

Making a difference: How a pilot program for neurodivergent university students is touching lives

Together with InclusionUC and a student doing her placement, Sarah Fenn used her experience as an occupational therapist to build a program that has positively impacted neurodiverse students.

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Sport, Health & Wellbeing

UC’s Sport Strategy: highlighting our women in sport

In line with the release of UC’s Sport Strategy, UnCover is profiling some of our key contributors to women’s sport – keeping with key themes of gender equality and a commitment to women in sport.

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Students in Focus

Seeing past the invisible

Second-year Bachelor of Science student Zali McPherson is passionate about public health, volunteering, and ensuring that every person with a disability feels like they’re being seen.

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Alumni Stories

Rowing for change

Sarah Cook, a finalist in the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards, has been to two Olympic Games, countless world championships, and won endless medals. But her proudest achievement? Her contribution to making change for women in sport.

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