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Saturday 17 October 2026
Alumni Awards recognise graduates making a difference
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$5,000 scholarships open doors for TAFE students to study at UOW
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Education
Australia’s best university for Teacher Education – two years running
National Student Experience Survey again names University of Wollongong #1 for teaching degrees
Health and Medicine, Research
UOW scientists lead fight against MND with $1.3m in research funding
Researchers to spearhead international projects that will unlock crucial knowledge about the cause of fatal disease
Arts and Culture
Pacific Avenue’s Harry O’Brien leads live lineup for UOW’s 50th birthday party
Free community festival to celebrate 50 years of UOW with live music, food and family fun
Law, Politics and Society
Judge Andrew Haesler SC delivers Jack Goldring Lecture on ‘Judging and Social Justice’
Sarah Pearce announced as 2026 Jack Goldring Memorial Scholarship recipient
Health and Medicine
Researcher wins $652k funding to help older heart patients transition home safely
Professor Caleb Ferguson awarded Heart Foundation Fellowship to research improving cardiovascular care for Australia’s ageing population
Arts and Culture
How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang
The boomerang was an item of great personal attachment, as evidenced by its continued repair and use, and burial with its owner