Gender expression and my non-binary identity
A personal reflection by UOW staff member Kit West
Home truths on housing affordability
Exploring solutions to the housing affordability crisis in UOW's latest Luminaries webinar
UOW medical student combines passion for healthcare and literacy
Teaching the next generation.
Dismantling barriers and chasing dreams with the Dylan Alcott Foundation
Meet UOW’s Dylan Alcott Foundation scholars
Diving into marine life mysteries with UOW’s MAVE Lab
Uncovering the work of the Marine Vertebrate Ecology Lab
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
A student's guide to healthy study snacks
Whether you're hungry, peckish or just finding another way to procrastinate, here are UOW student Isabella’s favourite healthy snacks to keep you satisfied and energised while studying for your exams.
General tags, Innovation
3D printing, the future of surfing
Ever dreamed of surfing some of the world’s best surf breaks all in the name of research? That was the task for researchers from the University of Wollongong on a project to test the performance of 3D-printed surfboard fins.
The top tip for uni from a UOW student
As you approach the end of your HSC and high school journey, the prospect of ‘what next?’ can seem a little overwhelming. So we asked first-year student Rebekah Manning to give us her top tip for uni.
Community, Study areas
The future of housing: building with steel
Standing seven storeys high are two identical apartment blocks; the same in size, look, feel and layout. They are exactly the same, but different. One has a concrete frame, the other cold-formed steel. This difference could change Australian apartments and help expand the country's steel industry.
Community, Study areas
The future of housing
It might be a squeeze on space, but for many families apartments are the housing of the future.
How it works: HECS-HELP and CSP for Australian students
When you start thinking about university, you also begin to hear words and acronyms like HECS, HELP and CSP that seem pretty important – but don’t make much sense at first.