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.
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Health and Medicine, Science and Technology, Students
The next generation of MND research
Unravelling the mysteries of motor neurone disease is a painstaking process, often feeling like two steps forward, one step back.
Arts and Culture
UOW lecturer shortlisted for prestigious photography awards
It took four long, grueling trips to central Australia to get the perfect shot.
Environment and Energy, Students
The UOW water warriors
Students go pond-dipping to understand the importance of aquatic habitats
Environment and Energy
How microplastics are impacting our precious plankton
Researching plankton might not seem like the most interesting organisms to study in the ocean.
General tags, Alumni, Education, Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
Laura Wells
Scientist, model, environmentalist, television presenter, and all-round passionate human being, Laura Wells defies expectations.
Alumni
Champion of change
When asked about it, Wett dismisses the superhero image as just a joke. But take a look at her career and you might see the Wonder Woman image is more apt than she lets on.
Alumni
The cutting edge of anatomy
As an outdoors country girl growing up in Wagga, Katie Gaskin’s limited television time would play a pivotal role in moulding her unusual career ambition.
Alumni
New insights into Australia's ancient story
Storytelling has been a constant feature of human life on earth. But how do we piece together evidence and narratives to paint a picture of the human and natural history of a continent over 130,000 years?
Eco disruption
Climate change is rearranging life on Earth, disturbing ecosystems and threatening human food security, prosperity and health.
Alumni
The ones to follow
UOW alumni are ambitious, creative and connected and they’re gaining quite a following. Here are just a few we like to follow.
Study areas
Saving the Fitzroy Falls Spiny Crayfish
Burrowed into the icy creek beds of the Southern Highlands lives a tiny population of critically endangered native crayfish. The rarest crayfish in NSW, in fact.
Health and Medicine
Dementia-fighting plums
Researchers are testing Queen Garnet Plum juice on blood pressure and memory in one of the first human trials on the new ‘superfood'.
Alumni
Breaking through boundaries
New drugs to combat cancer, a ‘game-changing’ renewable battery made from salt, and a remarkable discovery that changed our understanding of early human dispersal and evolution.