A semester of global research: showcasing HDR excellence across three continents
From Ho Chi Minh City to Barcelona to Melbourne, DSC’s HDR Symposia spent the first half of 2026 engaging with RMIT’s global community of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates through formal PhD examinations, milestone reviews and work in progress presentations.
Australia Youth Film Festival rolls out the red carpet at The Capitol for Australia’s future film and screen industry creatives
The Australia Youth Film Festival (AUYFF) partnered with RMIT to host its 2026 Awards Ceremony and industry day, showcasing and celebrating the best of Australia’s up-and-coming talent.
'Australian Dream': the Cultural Visions Grant project that changed Ji Li's life
Ji Li was on a working holiday in Australia when he decided to study Media at RMIT. Now his short film ‘Australian Dream’, produced with support from the Cultural Visions Grant, is showing at St Kilda Film Festival.
Australian content lacking for children and tweens, RMIT report warns
Australia’s children’s television sector is at risk of collapse, leaving a widening gap in local content for children and tweens at a cultural moment when governments urgently seek to strengthen youth social cohesion, including through reducing young people’s exposure to social media harms.
RMIT Animation graduate projects accepted into prestigious film festivals
Chris Aubery and Clarence Fennessy – both RMIT Bachelor of Design graduates specialising in Animation and Interactive Media – have their graduate projects accepted into national and international animation festivals.
Digital inclusion project puts First Nations voices at the centre
Five years of collaboration with remote First Nations communities has helped locals secure better digital services and greater control over how they connect.
Free Wi‑Fi for 53 remote communities – RMIT experts react
The federal government last week announced plans to install free public Wi‑Fi in a further 53 remote communities, in a move aimed at narrowing the digital divide for First Nations Australians.
One hundred years on, RMIT and industry experts consider what Australian culture might look like without broadcast TV
RMIT University convened Media & Communication luminaries for a ‘100 Years of Broadcast TV’ symposium to reflect on the impact of the broadcast signal in Australia and speculate about its future in the wake of major industry disruption.
Introducing ‘Folio’, a digital storytelling project about contemporary Australian comics
A lively and accessible online collection, Folio spotlights the narrative innovations in Australia’s contemporary comics culture by sharing object-based oral histories from graphic artists immersed in the comics community from the 1980s until now.
5G home internet challenges NBN, but mass shift still a way off: study
Most Australians who have 5G are content with it, yet few actively seek it out or plan to switch in the short term, a study from RMIT University has found.
First Nations Australians twice as likely to be digitally excluded
First Nations Australians are twice as likely as other Australians to be digitally excluded and face barriers to accessing, affording and using the internet. For those living in remote Australia, the barriers are much greater.
RMIT student wins Best in Category at Victorian Premier’s Design Awards
A sustainable furniture system using digital fabrication techniques and repurposed furniture waste has won Best in Category for Student Design at the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards alongside over twenty RMIT-affiliated projects recognised at this year’s awards.
