In this episode of Stories of Wonder, learn about Michele's journey and how she is transforming legal education through community law clinics, empowering students and supporting underserved local communities.

Find out more at https://50years.deakin.edu.au/story/deakin-law-students-break-down-barriers-for-justice/

Please note: The individual views and opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect those of Deakin as an organisation. Deakin is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where both freedom of speech and academic freedom are vigorously upheld. Our community thrives on diverse opinions and perspectives, with open-minded inquiry and respectful disagreement essential to our university culture.

The textile industry has become the second worst polluting industry in the world.

With a mammoth amount of waste from manufacturers and retailers, and almost no textile recycling, it’s an issue that’s having a negative impact on the planet – literally.
 
Deakin Associate Research Fellow, Lucas Rosson aims to change that in some innovative ways.
 
From chemical recycling to working with industry to turn food waste into textiles, his research is showing that sustainable materials are possible.
 
This is the story of how a young mining and engineering student made the switch to study materials science, uncovered new insights about how we colour certain materials, and experience some happy accidents that would lead to new possibilities for textile sustainability.
 
At 07:58 and 25:00 Lucas mentions 'IFM' - this is Deakin University's Institute of Frontier Materials https://www.deakin.edu.au/ifm
 
Please note: The individual views and opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect those of Deakin as an organisation. Deakin is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where both freedom of speech and academic freedom are vigorously upheld. Our community thrives on diverse opinions and perspectives, with open-minded inquiry and respectful disagreement essential to our university culture.

In 2016, a thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne left 10 people dead and thousands in hospital. It was a dramatic outcome that exposed a serious issue - there was no easy way to detect pollen in the air. Previous technology would take a whole day to complete a scan and produce a report. And those machines were massive.

Enter Dr Kira Morgan Hughes, a Deakin PHD graduate who knew there had to be a better way.

So she created it.

Her invention makes it possible to detect pollen in the air within the hour. Oh, and it’s the size of a small button. This is the story of how a young fiction writer, who nearly flunked chemistry in high school, created a device that could potentially save lives. 

Please note: The individual views and opinions expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect those of Deakin as an organisation. Deakin is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where both freedom of speech and academic freedom are vigorously upheld. Our community thrives on diverse opinions and perspectives, with open-minded inquiry and respectful disagreement essential to our university culture.