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
Alumni
The ones to follow
UOW alumni are ambitious, creative and connected and they’re gaining quite a following. Here are just a few we like to follow.
Science and Technology
Discovering new chapters in our story
The story of the Hobbits, a new species of tiny people that would rewrite history books, capture imaginations around the world
Community, Health and Medicine, Study areas
A house for all
A people-focused approach to building design will lead to better quality of care for people living with dementia.
Study areas
How fish scales and magnets could mop up oil spills
What started as an off-the-cuff challenge in the laboratory has led to two novel methods of using magnetic forces to control how oil droplets move within other liquids, including water. Research fellow Dr Yi Du, from UOW’s Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), set new PhD student Haifeng Feng a series of tasks to help him familiarise himself with the lab equipment.
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.
Law, Politics and Society
Schoolyard politics on a global scale
The world watches closely as international tribunal rules on the South China Sea