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Award winners

Many of our alumni have been recognised through awards, fellowships and scholarships. Read stories of their outstanding success.

Swinburne student wins innovation pitch competition

Mon 09 Dec 2019

PhD candidate Suneeti Purohit’s initiative to revolutionise the steelmaking industry has won the 2019 AMP Amplify Ignite competition.

Swinburne-supported startup lifting writing skills of primary students

Tue 10 Sep 2019

A Swinburne-supported startup is helping Victorian teachers improve the writing skills of primary students with its online tool Scriibi.

2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours

Mon 10 Jun 2019

An AFL club president, a Nobel Prize-winner and a respected Aboriginal Elder are among 13 Swinburne community members named in Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Swinburne students smash Top Spin design competition

Thu 30 May 2019

Swinburne students have dominated a design competition asking young Victorians to call out the sneaky tactics used by the alcohol industry.

Award for Manufacturing Skills Development

Mon 20 May 2019

Three-way partnership between Swinburne, Siemens and the Ai Group wins Endeavour Award for groundbreaking Industry 4.0 Higher Apprentice project.

Celebrating outstanding contributions to student learning

Thu 28 Feb 2019

Swinburne has been recognised for its significant efforts to support student learning at the 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching.

Australia Day list honours Swinburne community

Tue 29 Jan 2019

More than 20 Swinburne staff and alumni are included in the 2019 Australia Day Honours List.

Swinburne aces In2science mentor awards

Tue 11 Dec 2018

Swinburne students have been recognised for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and maths engagement through the In2science Mentoring Pro

Swinburne student among Australia’s brightest to receive scholarship

Fri 07 Dec 2018

Film and television student Alinta Haydock-Burton has been awarded a New Colombo Plan scholarship by the federal government.

Australian women in STEM look to 2019

Thu 06 Dec 2018

Swinburne has been accredited in a new program designed to improve gender equity and diversity in Australian research institutions.