From ages 26 to 68 and hailing from across the globe, we’re so proud of the 73 PhD graduates who had their degrees conferred at Storey Hall this week. 🎓
We can’t wait to see you share your learning with the world. 🌎
Congratulations. 🎉
Presenting the winners of the 2026 @everau_official student design award for sheepskin shoemaking 🐑 👞
Our Bachelor of Fashion Design students were invited to reimagine one of Australia’s most recognisable cultural objects, the sheep skin boot, with the winning designs progressing into production.
Congratulations to the winning students, Madeleine Graham, Lydie Taylor, Harrison Spunner and Tianyin Yang.
Katherine Bennell-Pegg (@aussieastrokatherine ) is not only Australia’s first female astronaut, she’s the first person to train as an astronaut under the Australian flag AND the Australian of the year. 🇦🇺 🚀
We had the pleasure of hosting her on campus last week and the opportunity to pick her brain on her career journey, thoughts on collaboration, and ask her for some career advice.
Cemeteries are public spaces, so how can we make the ones we rarely visit more inviting?
That’s the question central to PhD graduate Isabel Lasala’s research, which explores the transformation of forgotten places into meaningful environments that respectfully engage with death, memory and urban evolution.
Isabel will graduate at our 2026 Doctoral Degrees Graduation Ceremony in Melbourne this Wednesday.
Do you think gym culture and everything that comes with it is a good or bad thing?
The Line visited RMIT University to chat about the gym, the culture around it, and how it influences us during the launch of the new edition of RMIT's The Adventures of Soy Boy comic.
The comic is co-created with students and explores how algorithm-driven content and influencer culture can impact and shape how we feel and how we interact with each other.
You can read the second edition of The Adventures of Soy Boy at RMIT's website.
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Everyone hates job interviews, they’re nerve wracking and in the current job market, the pressure truly is on. 😮💨 Enter Virvi! A winner of Apple’s Swift Student Challenge, this app developed by computer science student Ethan Zhang to act as a companion through the job search process, supporting users with interview preparation and application management.
When Ethan and his friends started navigating the job market, he realised how crucial speaking confidently is for interviews. He wanted a judgment free space to practice his speaking skills. So, he developed Virvi as a job search companion to address that need.
Ethan, who is studying a Bachelor of Computer Science (Professional), developed the app as part of an assignment for his course.
A huge congratulations to Ethan for this amazing achievement! 🎉
Did you know that tree bark could clean up our waterways? 💧🌳
New research from RMIT has found that Eucalyptus bark can be re-used to help clean up our polluted water and air.
This bark (which is typically treated as waste) can now be transformed into a highly porous form of carbon that effectively traps pollutants as they pass through water and air systems.
This form of carbon is already widely used in filter production and this process could save us significant time and money in the future by making use of more widely available material.🌿
Ever give yourself the ick thinking about how many germs exist on your phone? 🤢 RMIT researchers are working on a future where you don’t have to worry about that.
Researchers have developed a thin plastic film that tears apart viruses on contact, offering a promising new way to keep high touch surfaces such as smartphones and hospital equipment from spreading disease!
The plastic surface is textured with ultra-fine structures (nanopillars) that grab and stretch the outer shell of the virus so that it ruptures, killing the virus through mechanical force.
Unlike earlier studies on antiviral coatings, this research shows stretching rather than skewering viruses leads to a more effective kill.
RMIT is a living part of the city and Greater Melbourne.
Our newly launched Living Places Plan is a flexible, responsive guide to help us make decisions about the space we occupy that best meet the evolving needs of our students, staff and the communities we serve.
From precinct activation initiatives to programming and partnerships, minor upgrades and major campus developments, the plan puts community, innovation and sustainability first, while allowing us to respond to needs not yet visible.
As part of the launch, we’ve opened the Living Places Exchange, a physical space designed to lift the plan off the page and bring the vision and goals to life.
It showcases a rotating selection of RMIT’s learning, teaching and research with real-world impact on shaping our places.
To find out more visit: www.rmit.edu.au/livingplacesplan
Image 1. Exterior of the Garden Building on City Campus.
Image 2. Shot of New Academic Street at Melbourne City Campus.
Image 3. Shot of Swanston Street featuring a woman walking towards camera with a tram and RMIT’s Building 80 in the background.
Image 4. Four people shot from behind walking through buildings on City Campus.
Image 5. RMIT Design Hub interior featuring a woman reading.
Image 6. MPavilion installation at Brunswick Campus.
Image 7. Living Places Plan promotional graphic artwork that reads ‘RMIT’s Living Places Plan, Guiding our Future in Place.’
Huge congratulations to the @rmituniversityvietnam Class of 2026 who took to the stage at our Hanoi and Saigon South campuses last week. 🎉
We’re in awe of your hard work and dedication. 🎓
You made it. you should be so proud. ❤️
