Artificial intelligence: friend or foe?
AI and the future of art, academia, and ethics
5 tips for keeping yourself safe online
According to a cybersecurity expert
3 tips to avoid procrastinating
We're all guilty of it.
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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.
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Articles
Health and Medicine
UOW medical students leading the way with research projects
Changing medical practice and procedure is usually based on the advice of practitioners with years of experience.
Features, Student stories
Embedding sustainability is serious business
Jacki Johnson has spent the past 25 years working in the insurance sector in a variety of executive and leadership roles and is a director of a mutual bank. Now her passion for sustainability has brought her to UOW.
Politics and Society, Science and Technology
Blurred lines: when should private health information become public?
For the past two years, Australians have become used to hearing about health statistics. Despite millions tuning in each morning for the latest pandemic figures from across the country, few realise it is not just COVID data the health departments of Australia are collecting.
Environment and Energy
Plastic is no longer just a marine problem
“More and more, we are finding that microplastics are in the atmosphere, in the mountains, in the ice caps, in the human environment.”
Arts and Culture
How the Women's Weekly changed our food culture
The Australian Women's Weekly changed the way we eat, the recipes we cook, and the food we love.
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.