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Annual magazine

Our annual publication, The Bell, offers a glimpse of life at Scholars House with articles and summaries of the year that was.

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04
Mar
2026
Commencement 2026

Commencement continues to be one of the most cherished traditions in the Tuckwell Scholarship Program, bringing together Scholars, families, Alumni, Fellows, and staff to celebrate new beginnings and…

All scholars at commencement 2026
27
Feb
2026
All Scholars Welcome A new Tuckwell tradition begins!

We recently hosted our first‑ever All Scholars Welcome, bringing together all current Scholars for connection and celebration at Scholars House. 2022 Scholars, Gypsy Polacheck, Lola Archibald …

ASW 2026
23
Feb
2026
Tuckwell Camp 2026 – Outward Bound Tharwa

Tuckwell Scholars recently strengthened their bonds at Outward Bound in Tharwa, located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River at the foot of Mt Tennent, “Tharwa” is the Ngunnawal word for Mt Tennent…

Camp 2026 group photo
17
Feb
2026
Congratulations to all ANU Tuckwell Scholarship Program graduates

The past few weeks have been filled with official Graduation ceremonies on campus, and we are delighted to share a selection of photos featuring some of our 2025 graduating scholars, now proudly…

Grads 2026 collage 1
18
Dec
2025
Olivia Taifalos (2019) awarded 2025 ANU Medical School Graham Wilkinson Prize

Congratulations to Tuckwell Alum, Olivia Taifalos (2019) who was awarded the 2025 ANU Medical School Graham Wilkinson Prize. The prize is awarded each year to the student who, in that year was…

Olivia Taifalos with award
20
Nov
2025
Congratulations to our 2025 Tuckwell Graduates & Welcome to the Alumni Community!

This past weekend, Scholars House was filled with joy as we celebrated our graduating Tuckwell Scholars at the annual Graduation Pancakes event – with a record number of Scholars graduating this year…

Grad pancakes collage 2025 v2 cropped
20
Nov
2025
First Tuckwell Alumni Receptions held in Melbourne & Sydney

We were delighted to host our very first Alumni Reception events in Melbourne and Sydney recently – milestone gatherings that have been in the plans for many months and are now proudly part of the…

Melbourne Alumni group photo at 2025 event
17
Nov
2025
2025 Tuckwell Scholarship Program Bell Ringer announced

The Tuckwell Scholarship Program is excited to share that Reshmi Senanayake (2025 Tuckwell Scholar) from Forrest, ACT has been elected by her peers to the position of Bell Ringer.Each year, the…

2025 Bell Ringer announcement image with Reshmi Senanayake
14
Nov
2025
From Scholar to Author! Bridget Lunn (2020) Publishes Reptile Field Guide

Bridget graduated from ANU with a Bachelor of Philosophy - Science (Honours), Chemistry/Biology with First Class Honours in 2023 and in 2024 began her Doctor of Medicine and Surgery.Bridget is…

Bridget Lunn signing books
05
Nov
2025
Tuckwell Alumna, Georgia Leak, awarded prestigious 2026 John Monash Scholarship

The Tuckwell community is delighted to celebrate Georgia Leak (2016) on being awarded the 2026 Chairman’s Circle John Monash Scholarship.Georgia is a member of the 2016 Tuckwell cohort and graduated…

Georgia Leak - John Monash Scholarship 2026