Hometown heroes: Regional teachers making a local difference

Meet the graduates of UOW's Master of Teaching program building futures in their own communities.

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Putting a lid on recycling myths

It's National Recycling Week and we asked UOW's Dominique Di Leva to set the record straight.

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Healing, heritage, and higher learning: Sharyn McDonogh’s UOW journey

A resilient woman’s pursuit of healing and knowledge is inspiring others at UOW Eurobodalla.

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Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We bring to life subjects that illustrate the impact our students, teaching, research and graduates make in the world.

The Stand exists to unlock the knowledge and expertise inside the University of Wollongong (UOW), telling stories about our people and their accomplishments that inform, educate and inspire. This magazine was born out of a renewed sense of place, purpose and values that will guide the University in fulfilling its role in exploring how to resolve society’s large and complex social, environmental and economic challenges.

We believe education is one of the most powerful transformative forces on communities and individuals. It opens minds and helps people find purpose, meaning – and solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.

This is our unified story – a story that draws on our past, understands the present, and looks to the future.

Articles

Arts and Culture, Alumni

The power of writing and reading

Catherine McKinnon, Shady Cosgrove and Hayley Scrivenor share the insights and inspirations they have gained through reading and the influence it has had on their own creative writing.
Arts and Culture, Alumni

Insight into Kumi Taguchi's whirlwind career

For someone like Kumi Taguchi to consider her time at the University of Wollongong (UOW) as “the best days of her life” is a glowing review.
Alumni

UOW graduate to explore disinformation and AI at Oxford

University of Wollongong (UOW) graduate Callum Harvey will head off to the hallowed halls of the University of Oxford to explore some of the most pertinent ethical territory facing Western democracies.

Alumni

The hidden heroes of the Olympic Games

To compete in the Olympic Games is the life goal of many an athlete – a dream that wouldn’t be possible without the dedication and expertise of operational staff.

Alumni

A career switch for the good of the planet

When Jay Borchard enrolled at UOW in 2009, he had no idea he would end up in one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries.
Arts and Culture

The rise of reboots, remakes and retelling true stories

Between Mean Girls, Wonka and Oppenheimer, you would be forgiven for asking the question: when was the last time a movie was completely new and original?