We showcase the impact of UOW students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.
50 Voices
This year, as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have launched 50 Voices - a content series that celebrates the people who have made UOW what it is today. From labs to libraries, lawns to lecture theatres, hear unique stories from students, staff, alumni, donors, and community members who have had a lasting impact.
Articles
Alumni, Community, Students
Nursing students scrub up for success
To mark International Nurses Day, we shine a light on the people behind the scrubs – the dedicated nursing students who are turning their passion for care into a purpose-driven career.
Community, Health and Medicine, Research
Changing the reality of healthcare
UOW is leading the charge in streamlining better health outcomes for communities through a groundbreaking patient-centred approach.
Education, Health and Medicine, Research
New research to look at the best treatment for cancer survivors
A cancer diagnosis and ongoing treatment is one of the hardest things a person can go through, but survival comes with its own challenges.
Community, Health and Medicine
Associate Professor Christopher Patterson recognised for life-saving act
When Professor Valerie Harwood went into sudden cardiac arrest last year while at Hangdog Climbing Gym in Wollongong, Associate Professor Christopher Patterson sprang into action.
Health and Medicine
Driving transformative changes in mental health nursing
Professor Lorna Moxham has worked tirelessly for more than 40 years to enhance the emotional well-being and recovery of those living with mental illness.
Alumni, Health and Medicine
Beloved UOW academic awarded posthumous PhD
Mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend. Nurse, teacher, student, researcher, author, patient.