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

Hometown heroes: Regional teachers making a local difference

The University of Wollongong’s Master of Teaching program is making an impact in regional communities by enabling teachers to live, work, and study close to home. Michael Clark and Jessica Stuart share their inspiring journeys.
Community, Students

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

At 60, Sharyn McDonogh is proof that it’s never too late to rewrite your story. A survivor, scholar, and First Nations advocate, Sharyn’s healing through “academic grounding” inspires all who meet her.
Students

How it works: HECS-HELP and CSPs for Australian students

Are you confused on how to pay for university? Here is everything you need to need to know about HECS-HELP and CSPs.
Alumni

Wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage receives Honorary Doctorate

Louise Sauvage has always been driven by a philosophy of “see an opportunity and take it”.
Alumni, Health and Medicine

Beloved UOW academic awarded posthumous PhD

Mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend. Nurse, teacher, student, researcher, author, patient.
Arts and Culture, Alumni

Capturing the beauty and pain of motherhood

At the age of 31, Dr Emma Darragh started over. Her youngest child was in kindergarten, her marriage had ended, and she was looking for her next chapter, so to speak.