My involvement in conferences began in my home country Mauritius itself. Shortly after I joined Monash University Malaysia to major in Accountancy, I came to know about ICUR and could not resist the prospect. Although I had no prior exposure to research, the different workshops and training sessions of ICUR allowed me to explore the […]

I’m Xenia, a third-year journalism, Asian studies and Japanese student at Monash University. At ICUR 2020, I presented my research on how COVID-related Australian news stories reaffirmed racist attitudes towards the Asian community and what can be done to prevent racism in the news media. ICUR taught me the value of intercultural and interdisciplinary communication […]

As a third year Mathematics and physics student, whose research interest is in areas of applied mathematics in biological systems, I greatly appreciate the importance interdisciplinary research from an undergraduate level. In the past, I have undertaken a summer research project URSS (Undergraduate Research Support Scheme) with SBIDER (The Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology & […]

My name is Tobi Alao and I’m a penultimate year Sociology student at the University of Warwick. My course has helped me to understand the theoretical side of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, but ICUR has played a critical role in allowing me to see how these methods work on a practical level. As […]

Growing up in a household where global politics was always at the forefront of any family discussions, I was always naturally curious about what lies beyond the confines of my echo chamber. Research helped me learn about cultures other than my own and allowed me to look at everything from a critical perspective. Whether it […]