Welcoming students to UOW
We fully intend for most classes to be available on campus, alongside UOW's robust COVID Safe Transition Plan. Prof. Theo FarrellDeputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice President (Academic & Student Life)
95%
of UOW disciplines were rated as 'high' or 'medium' for research impact.
Research Engagement and Impact (EI) 2018Number 1 in NSW
UOW ranked number one in NSW for undergraduate skills development.
The Good Universities Guide 2022Make yourself at home
Being the third-largest city in New South Wales and only an hour from Sydney, Wollongong is a vibrant city that offers the perfect Australian lifestyle.
Explore Wollongong
UOW has two campuses in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, and a new campus in one of Australia’s fastest growing regions, the Great South West.
Explore our campuses
In 1993 UOW established the first of its regional campuses in the Shoalhaven. Since then the network has been extended so that residents of other regional areas can benefit from a university education close to home. We now have campuses in Bega, Batemans Bay, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands.
Explore our campuses
UOW is a global network of campuses, delivering world-class research and teaching to students in Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Singapore. We have formal agreements with more than 400 overseas institutions in 45 countries.
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Driven by discovery
What COVID-19 has taught us about our schools
COVID-19 has exposed the inequalities of our education system and placed tremendous pressure on our teachers
Stefania’s journey to outer space
Stefania Peracchi’s research into wearable radiation detectors for astronauts has taken her from Europe to Australia
Our black summer
It was a horror bushfire season. The staff at the UOWs Batemans Bay and Bega campuses rose to the challenge.
