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Friday 21 August 2026
Hack the Gong challenge puts Illawarra’s innovators to the test at iAccelerate
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Ben Quilty, Guan Wei works among treasures available at UOW Art Auction
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New Executive Dean of Science, Medicine and Health
Professor Alison Jones has been appointed to the role of Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health (SMAH) at the University of Wollongong, after a rigorous global search and selection process, carried out with the assistance of executive recruitment consultants Odgers Berndtson.
UOW careers development expert appointed President of Career Industry Council of Australia
As the Director of Graduate Career Development and Employability at the UOW, Martin Smith is dedicated to helping students increase their employment potential. Recently, though, he took a major step forward himself professionally - being appointed president of Australia’s peak industry body, the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA).
Hundreds of UOW graduates attend alumni events in major Asian cities
UOW has further strengthened its relationship with alumni living in Asia, following a three-country tour by members of the UOW Office of Advancement and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor Joe Chicharo.
Academics get a taste of extreme poverty
Associate Professor Karen Charlton from the School of Medicine will survive on just $2 a day as she takes on the five day Live Below the Line challenge to raise awareness about the 1.2 billion people who live in extreme poverty.
Indigenous students pave the way for the future of medicine
A record number of Indigenous students are taking up medical studies this year at the Graduate School of Medicine.
UOW signs MoU with Hong Kong’s largest school of nursing
The Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (THKPU) School of Nursing.