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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
Arts and Culture, Alumni
Proud times two: Dr Scott Avery on Aboriginality, deafness and advocacy
As a university student in the 1980s and 90s, Scott Avery says being deaf is something he dealt with privately. Now he is using his platform to put equity at the forefront.
Arts and Culture, Alumni
Hannah Diviney: Changing the narrative from page to screen
“I'm like a computer with too many tabs open,” laughs Hannah Diviney. The description suits the 25-year-old writer, actress, and disability advocate who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) and Bachelor of International Studies from UOW in 2021.
Arts and Culture, Alumni
The power of writing and reading
Catherine McKinnon, Shady Cosgrove and Hayley Scrivenor share the insights and inspirations they have gained through reading and the influence it has had on their own creative writing.
Arts and Culture, Alumni
Insight into Kumi Taguchi's whirlwind career
For someone like Kumi Taguchi to consider her time at the University of Wollongong (UOW) as “the best days of her life” is a glowing review.
Arts and Culture, Alumni
The importance of the arts
Geoff Morrell’s career is rare. He is among a small cohort of actors to make a career almost exclusively on the Australian screen, with more than 80 screen credits to his name.
Arts and Culture, Alumni
Capturing the beauty and pain of motherhood
At the age of 31, Dr Emma Darragh started over. Her youngest child was in kindergarten, her marriage had ended, and she was looking for her next chapter, so to speak.