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Eye-opening insights from the latest event in UOW's Luminaries webinar series.
Beyond the shoreline
How three women are making waves in ocean law and policy
Wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage receives Honorary Doctorate
Australia’s most revered Para-athlete recognised for outstanding contributions to sport and disability advocacy
The importance of the arts
Renowned actor, artist and musician, Geoff Morrell awarded Honorary Doctorate
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Science and Technology
Advanced image search
Content-based image retrieval techniques such as the reverse image search tools offered by Google and TinEye are popular among those wanting to trace the origin of a photo or find similar pictures.
Environment and Energy
Next-Generation Smart Solid-State Transformers (S3T)
A new UOW research project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) aims to design, develop and implement a next-generation smart solid-state transformer (S3T) that will greatly contribute to Australia’s energy infrastructure.
Environment and Energy
Making New Strategic Partnerships
The UOW is an international network of strategic partnerships - and we partner for a reason. Collectively we can tackle major global issues more effectively, and develop the next generation of exceptional researchers and industry leaders.
Business and Economy, Science and Technology
Keeping future technology secure
With the world of data protection rights, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology thrust into the media limelight over the last couple of years, and the world’s increasing reliance on technology driving many aspects of our personal and professional lives, the University of Wollongong’s Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology has never been in higher demand.
Environment and Energy
PhD stories: Clayton McDowell
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has so many high achieving PhD students, working towards solving real world problems. Each month we will meet one and hear their story
Business and Economy
UOW Three Minute Thesis winner
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences research student Chuhao Liu took home the winners prizemoney for his talk titled ‘Find the best jeans for railway foundations’.