We showcase the impact of UOW students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.
50 Voices
This year, as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have launched 50 Voices - a content series that celebrates the people who have made UOW what it is today. From labs to libraries, lawns to lecture theatres, hear unique stories from students, staff, alumni, donors, and community members who have had a lasting impact.
Articles
Health and Medicine
Inside the world of mental health nursing
Shining a light on the nurses at the frontline of mental health care.
Community, Health and Medicine
Associate Professor Christopher Patterson recognised for life-saving act
When Professor Valerie Harwood went into sudden cardiac arrest last year while at Hangdog Climbing Gym in Wollongong, Associate Professor Christopher Patterson sprang into action.
Health and Medicine
Driving transformative changes in mental health nursing
Professor Lorna Moxham has worked tirelessly for more than 40 years to enhance the emotional well-being and recovery of those living with mental illness.
Alumni, Community
National Volunteer Week: Something for everyone
This National Volunteer Week, we caught up with a student, graduate and community members on why they choose to give their time.
Alumni, Health and Medicine, Students
The passion powering tomorrow's nurses
To mark International Nurses Day (Sunday, 12 May), we asked past and current UOW nursing students to share their inspiring journeys, aspirations, and the driving force behind their choice to embark on a career in nursing. Embracing newfound opportunities in pursuit of a dream, their stories portray an authentic fulfillment in caring for others.
Alumni, Health and Medicine
Beloved UOW academic awarded posthumous PhD
Mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend. Nurse, teacher, student, researcher, author, patient.