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Friday 20 December 2024

What will you be reading this summer? We asked 6 avid readers

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Wednesday 18 December 2024

Options Day to help Year 12 students navigate their university future

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Articles

Not enough sleep and too much screen time linked to childhood obesity

Lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity in children and too much television could be partly to blame, UOW researchers have found.

Land of smiles awaits UOW students looking for new horizons

Thailand offers more than just a great holiday destination, with a host of academic opportunities on offer for Australian students and academics, the Australian Ambassador to Thailand, James Wise, said on a recent visit to the University of Wollongong.

Careers Expo puts students in touch with Australian graduate recruiters

Dozens of final year students made the most of a valuable opportunity to meet and greet graduate recruiters at the 2014 Graduate Careers Expo at the URAC Sports Hub on 6 March.

UOW Alumni asks the question: When will Australia swear in its second female Prime Minster?

Founder and Executive Director of Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) and Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute of Business Well-Being (AIBWB) at UOW Diann Rodgers-Healey celebrated International Women’s Day 2014 with the launch of her latest publication, ‘Considerations for Australia’s Next Woman Prime Minister,’ at Parliament House Sydney. 

Broken bodies pay tribute to a bygone craze in 24-hr dance marathon

 “One couple, and only one, will waltz out of here over broken bodies, broken dreams, carrying the grand prize of $1500 silver dollars”, cries actor Gigi Young’s character Rocky in the 1969 Sydney Pollack film They shoot horses, don’t they? 

WorkCover and university renew safety commitment

WorkCover NSW and the University of Wollongong (UOW) officially reinforced their commitment to the safety of the University’s workers and students through the renewal of their safety alliance on 5 March.