What's in a name?

Have you ever wondered how Hylaeus derectus earned its moniker?

Using big-data and genetic analysis to improve plant breeding around the world

The software changing how we grow staples

Three pivotal strategies for harnessing talent

Dr Sharna Wiblen’s advice for harnessing exponential outcomes by elevating (human) decision-making.

Sprouting solutions

How the UOW nutrition and dietetics team is leading the way in sustainable food production

Powerful voices reveal the reality of economic disparity for women

Catch up on the latest live panel discussion presented by the University of Wollongong and GongTalks.

Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We bring to life subjects that illustrate the impact our students, teaching, research and graduates make in the world.

The Stand exists to unlock the knowledge and expertise inside the University of Wollongong (UOW), telling stories about our people and their accomplishments that inform, educate and inspire. This magazine was born out of a renewed sense of place, purpose and values that will guide the University in fulfilling its role in exploring how to resolve society’s large and complex social, environmental and economic challenges.

We believe education is one of the most powerful transformative forces on communities and individuals. It opens minds and helps people find purpose, meaning – and solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.

This is our unified story – a story that draws on our past, understands the present, and looks to the future.

Articles

Stefania’s journey to outer space

Could it also take the Three-Minute Thesis winner into space one day as well?

The rise of eco-anxiety

As the world continues to grapple with the tangible impacts of climate change, eco-anxiety has become a very real problem.

The race to save the corroboree frog

As bushfires raced through Kosciuszko National Park in January, researchers from the University of Wollongong watched in horror. Only weeks before, they had dropped more than 100 precious corroboree frogs into the area as part of their species recovery program.

A blueprint to change the world

The University of Wollongong is working to effect change on a global level, with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals providing a roadmap for creating a better world for all.

How augmented reality brought Desert Rose to life

The University of Wollongong’s Desert Rose took out second place in 2018’s Solar Decathlon competition in the Middle East. But without the use of augmented reality, the project might never have made it off the ground.

Mobile phone exposure and child development

Since mobile phones were introduced to markets in 1983, mobile phone use has increased dramatically, with over 5 billion user subscriptions in 2019. Almost half of Australian children aged 6 to 13 now own, or have regular access to, the devices.