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
Education, Health and Medicine
From lockdown to meltdown
There are ways to help our kids ride the emotional wave of change after the end of lockdown
Law, Politics and Society
Back to the past: How the Taliban took over Afghanistan
What will Afghanistan’s future look like under Taliban rule? UOW Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education) and Afghanistan expert Professor Theo Farrell unpacks the situation.
Environment and Energy, Health and Medicine
How to choose milk for yourself and the environment
The acceptance of alternative milk in Australia is booming, with plant-based products equating seven per cent of milk consumed and the industry worth around $230 million in 2020.
Environment and Energy
Plastic is no longer just a marine problem
“More and more, we are finding that microplastics are in the atmosphere, in the mountains, in the ice caps, in the human environment.”
Arts and Culture
How the Women's Weekly changed our food culture
The Australian Women's Weekly changed the way we eat, the recipes we cook, and the food we love.
Environment and Energy
How microplastics are impacting our precious plankton
Researching plankton might not seem like the most interesting organisms to study in the ocean.