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
Health and Medicine
The hidden figures of women's health
Women’s health is dynamic, their needs and concerns changing dramatically over the course of their lives. These are some of the stories behind the statistics.
Alumni
Beyond the laboratory
Dr Dixit uses his scientific background and profile to address health and environmental issues affecting developing countries, including his home country of Nepal.
Alumni
All care, great responsibility
"Something I learned very early in my career is that one letter to a politician is worth much more than a New England Journal of Medicine publication."
Alumni
The gift of innovation
Dr Roland Bigg’s uncle taught him what the big things in life were about. Now his gift will have a big impact on the lives of many others.
Health and Medicine
Taking medicine to new extremes
From Mars to Antarctica, and the sprawling food bowls of rural New South Wales, medical graduate John Cherry has a thing for extreme environments.
Health and Medicine, Science and Technology
Against the odds
A young village girl from Thailand with a passion for mathematics proved that it doesn't matter where you come from, you can change the world.