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

Alumni

Community, connections and giving back

For some, graduating from the University of Wollongong (UOW) means leaving an era of study and late nights behind, but for others, maintaining a connection with their alma mater has proven invaluable.

Alumni

Educating politics

The best intentions on entering politics often get swallowed up in the game. But for Jihad Dib MP – NSW Member for Lakemba and Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Energy and Climate Change – his motivation is the same as it has always been: to change lives for the better.
Alumni

Graham West: ‘a good bloke’ working tirelessly to help the homeless

Graham West remembers a brief but poignant conversation decades ago at Sydney’s Central Rail Station when a homeless man stopped him for the time.
Alumni

Meet the UOW graduate tackling loneliness through storytelling

Tessa Blencowe understands loneliness. The UOW business and journalism graduate-turned-counsellor has spent years learning what it means for people to be lonely, and how we can address it as a society.

Alumni

Life-changing innovation for the disabled and their carers

When Danny Hui graduated from the University of Wollongong (UOW) in 1999, his engineering degree launched him on an exciting and varied career in the electricity industry.
Alumni

Climate change: a defining moment

Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and as the United Nations has emphasised, we are at a defining moment.