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Metro Students | 5 November 2025
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Celebrating our Student Volunteer of the Year Award winners |
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Reminder: IT support changes |
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OneDrive migration |
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Live to succeed at Adelaide University in 2026 |
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Adelaide University Student Advisory Panel wraps up |
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Share your voice to shape wellbeing support and win a $100 gift card |
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Step up. Speak out. – The active bystander way |
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Student story: Digital sunset |
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Celebrating our Student Volunteer of the Year Award winners
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We’re proud to announce that Swathi Pisipati and Ruth Appiah have been named UniSA’s Student Volunteer of the Year 2025. Their volunteering journeys have been nothing short of inspirational, reminding us that small acts of kindness can create a big impact.
Swathi is a Master of Design student from India. Her passion for volunteering is deeply rooted in her upbringing, where she learnt the values of compassion and community from her parents. Those values guided her to contributing more than 200 hours of volunteer service, supporting the Salvation Army, USASA Op Shop, and key UniSA events.
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arriving in Adelaide in 2023, Ruth has volunteered more than 350 hours while balancing her PhD studies and clinical work. Her volunteering work spans across Baptist Care SA, STTARS (Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service), Vision Australia Radio, Australia Day Council of SA, and more. |
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Reminder: IT support changes
Need IT support? Use one of the following options:
• Log an IT request online via the Technology at Adelaide University page. You’ll need to log in with your AU student number, which has recently been emailed to you and you will need to activate before logging in.
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Call IT on (08) 8302 5000.
• Visit the onsite support teams as normal.
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OneDrive migration
Your UniSA OneDrive data will be migrated to Adelaide University in December 2025 and available from 5 January 2026 when you log in with your Adelaide University credentials. Your OneDrive data will still be accessible throughout the migration period via your usual UniSA login. Multiple sweeps of migration will take place during this period to ensure that nothing is missed.
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Live to succeed at Adelaide University in 2026
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Looking for a place to call home in 2026? Explore the accommodation options available through the Adelaide University Accommodation Service from 1 January. Choose to live in a vibrant, all-student community close to your campus. You’ll enjoy a safe and supportive environment designed to help you thrive.
Both university-managed student accommodation and preferred partner providers are now open for applications. Visit the website for more information and to submit applications. Make sure you register for an account using your Adelaide University student email or personal email before applying. If you have any questions, email the Adelaide University Accommodation Service or call (08) 8313 4583. |
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Adelaide University Student Advisory Panel wraps up
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The Adelaide University Student Advisory Panel wrapped up its two-year journey this month, marking the end of an important initiative that has been essential in ensuring student voices help shape the future of Adelaide University.
Over the past year, 64 student panellists contributed to 35 formal sessions and nine co-design workshops, giving more than 25 projects meaningful student insights across learning, wellbeing and student experience. Thank you to the panel members for their role in helping build Adelaide University with students, not just for them.
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Share your voice to shape wellbeing support and win a $100 gift card
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Got a few minutes? Help us shape mental health support as we transition to Adelaide University. We’d love your input in a quick survey about your awareness of mental health services and resources at UniSA. Your feedback will help us understand how well students know the support options available and guide improvements.
It only takes a few minutes to complete and you can enter your details for a chance to win a $100 gift card. Your responses are completely confidential and won’t affect your studies or grades.
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Step up. Speak out. – The active bystander way
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If you’ve ever seen or heard something that didn’t sit right – like a sexist joke or a comment that crosses the line – and thought, “That’s not okay”, you’re already on the path to becoming an active bystander. Check out these real-life scenarios to see what stepping up looks like in action.
To help you take the next step, UniSA’s active bystander training module gives you the tools and confidence to safely support others and speak out when it matters. You’ll learn how to recognise everyday sexism, understand its impacts, and respond using the 4Ds:
• Direct – call it out.
• Distract – intercept the behaviour.
• Delegate – get help from someone with authority.
• Document – note what happened and consider making a report.
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Student story: Digital sunset
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Have you ever found yourself scrolling on your phone before sleep? Read how UniSA Master of Social Work student Xinwei (Heather) Yin made one small change that led to a big difference.
“For a long time, I struggled with sleep. At night I would lie in bed scrolling endlessly through my phone, telling myself ‘Just one more video, one more post’. The next morning, I woke up tired, anxious, and guilty. The cycle repeated itself – less sleep led to more anxiety, and the more anxious I felt, the more I relied on my phone as a distraction.
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evening, a thought struck me: I treat my phone with more care than I treat myself. I charge it and turn it off to rest, yet I never gave myself the same permission. That was when I decided to create my own ‘Digital Sunset’: one hour before bed, I would put down my phone. Instead of scrolling, I began to stretch, journal a line of gratitude, or simply listen to quiet music.
Within weeks, I noticed small but powerful changes. I fell asleep more easily, and my mornings no longer started with guilt but with calm. Looking back, I realise that the Digital Sunset is about more than sleep. Switching off from screens is really about switching on to myself.”
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Wellbeing word search game: Winners |
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Congratulations to Alison Woodward, Eloise Nixon, Jordan Eckert, Sanjana Chauhan and Sonia Lam for completing the most recent puzzle and winning the prize draw. Thank you to everyone who participated, and stay tuned for our final Puzzle Corner in the next edition – you won’t want to miss it! |
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The University of South Australia respectfully
acknowledges the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngarla First Nations Peoples and their Elders past and present, who are the First Nations’ traditional owners of the lands that are now home to the UniSA campuses in Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla. |
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