Hometown heroes: Regional teachers making a local difference

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

Putting a lid on recycling myths

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

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.

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

The booming business of beer

Running your own brewery is a dream come true for most beer lovers, but the day-to-day administration can get in the way of the original passion of brewing.

UOW students exploring the next frontier

Like a lot of young people, Jay Archer was fascinated with astronauts and space. However, for Archer it wasn’t just a dream - the UOW graduate made it a reality.

The guardian of the e-world

For 30 years, Professor Willy Susilo has been at the forefront of cryptographic and cybersecurity breakthroughs, forging the path to Australian cybersecurity and teaching others to do the same.

Transforming how families raise financially fit Aussie kids

Dr Alex Badran says the best career advice he has received was from a nine-year-old he calls Pickles.

Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

SDG seven is working towards ‘ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’. Universities play an integral role in this, through research, teaching, community and industry engagement, knowledge exchange, advocacy and of course, campus operations.

Determination breeds innovation

When University of Wollongong alumna, Maryanne Harris was completing her exercise science degree, she could never have predicted where her career would take her. Stumbling into the wrong things, paired with her passion for helping people, became the driving force in her life.