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.
Articles
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Community, Law, Politics and Society
Beyond the headlines: Real talk on crime and community
As true crime documentaries top the streaming charts and news headlines sensationalise gender-based violence and youth crime, criminologists encourage evidence-based reporting and primary prevention.
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Alumni, Students
Grace Bowles graduates with a fresh take on justice
Grace doesn’t see justice as fixed, but as something that can always be improved and better understood.
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Law, Politics and Society
Transforming legal minds
For many students a law degree is a pathway to a traditional career in legal practice. But for UOW graduates a unique elective is rewriting that script.
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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.
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Research
Expert advice to get ahead of the hackers
In 2023, Australians lost $2.7 billion to scams, and more than 600,000 scams were reported, according to an ACCC report. Older people suffered the greatest losses.
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Community
Let's celebrate LGBTIQ inclusion for IDAHOBIT
May 17 is a date globally recognised as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), celebrating the anniversary of homosexuality being removed from the WHO classification of diseases in 1990. First launched in Australia in 2005, IDAHOBIT is now globally recognised as a time for reflection and the celebration of LGBTIQ people in our communities.
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Research
Are we facing an online identity crisis?
In today’s hyperconnected world, the never-ending cycle of selfies, filtering, posting, and checking for likes and comments is almost second nature. But what’s the cost to our sense of identity, self-worth and mental health?
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Law, Politics and Society
How do recent defamation cases impact press freedom?
Two recent high profile defamation cases have shone a spotlight on the media's use of the truth defence in Australia.
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Law, Politics and Society
Beyond the shoreline
The Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security at UOW is at the forefront of ocean law and policy, maritime security, and marine resources management. Meet three of the researchers who are making waves behind the scenes.
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Law, Politics and Society
Navigating troubled waters
The BBNJ Agreement, also known as the High Seas Treaty, is a pivotal turning point in the protection of our deep ocean environment. Here's what you need to know.
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Alumni, Business and Economy
The booming business of beer
Running your own brewery is a dream come true for most beer lovers, but the day-to-day administration can get in the way of the original passion of brewing.
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Business and Economy
Are banks still behaving badly?
The global banking system is facing another potential crisis, raising the question of whether the world has learned any lessons from recent financial history.
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International, Research
Can peace and democracy co-exist?
Former UN peacekeeper Dr Izabela Pereira Watts shares her academic expertise and firsthand experiences from the field
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Business and Economy
Investing in a sustainable future
When Dr Searat Ali introduced the concept of sustainable finance to his postgraduate students, he encountered some initial scepticism.
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Business and Economy
Has Moral Hazard returned to US Banking?
US regulators on Sunday night, intervened to avert a potential international financial crisis caused by a bank run on two US based banks – Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank.
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Law, Politics and Society, Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence: friend or foe?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been praised for its ability to solve complex problems and make amazing artworks.* So where does that leave humans?
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Alumni
The business of community
When he started his higher education journey in 1987 at the University of Wollongong (UOW), Matt thought he would be standing in front of a classroom teaching the next generation of students.
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Business and Economy, Education
Industry 4.0 Hub Case Study
The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Industry 4.0 Hub, located in the Shoalhaven, is not only a makerspace and technology centre, but an educational facility that works with businesses to research adoption of modern technology in their workplace.
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Business and Economy, Science and Technology
Growing globally, working locally
For Scalapay, the fast-growing Australian e-commerce company, the world is its oyster, but the Illawarra is its home
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Community, Education, Students
Bright minds, bold ambitions and boundless passion
Three UOW alumni share the stories of coming of age and finding their dream jobs right after uni
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Business and Economy, Education
Industry 4.0 Hub May update
It’s been wonderful to commence visits to the UOW Industry 4.0 Hub again and we’ve been kept busy playing catch-up! Here are some highlights since our last newsletter.
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Business and Economy, Education, Health and Medicine
Industry 4.0 Hub is getting ready to re-open!
Welcome back to another year! What a year 2021 was. Just when we thought things were looking up, we were hit by another lockdown. Although the lockdown meant changing tactics, we ended the year on a high with new collaborations forged, and workshops and visits steaming ahead.
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Business and Economy, Education, Environment and Energy
Meet the team: Facility for Intelligent Fabrication
The Facility for Intelligent Fabrication (FIF) was formed in recognition of the changing business climate, as the Illawarra transitions from large-scale heavy manufacturing, and the need for local manufacturers to innovate and adapt to remain competitive. In this piece, we speak to one of the groups leaders and an early career researcher to understand their different perspectives and roles.
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Education, Science and Technology
The future of education is already here
The main role of modern education is to support the next generation of youth in taking on our brave yet slightly broken world
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Business and Economy
The two of us: Mario Fernando and Nelly Liyanagamage
PhD candidate Nelly Liyanagamage is investigating how Machiavellians think and act in leadership positions. Her supervisor is Professor Mario Fernando from the Faculty of Business and Law, and the Director of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Management at UOW.
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Business and Economy, Education, Health and Medicine
The virtual reality of healthcare
The idea of immersing ourselves in 3D environments dates all the way back to the stereoscopes that captivated imaginations in the 19th century, but virtual reality (VR) really came alive with the early prototypes of the Oculus Rift at the E3 video game trade show in 2012.
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Business and Economy, Community
From iAccelerate to beyond
From the seed of an idea, big technology grows, and that’s the case for recent iAccelerate graduates Beermogul Games and BuildBee.
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Community
Industry 4.0: engaging early, with enthusiasm and purpose
More than just an acronym for individual disciplines STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) enables meaningful connections to be made between education, work, community and the global economy. A space where people develop critical thinking, problem solving, creative and collaborative skills through interconnecting ideologies and work practice.
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Community
The Community Resilience project
The Community Resilience project was supported by Global Challenges in 2019 with the plan to explore the adaptability and resilience of teachers and nurses as frontline workers. When COVID19 hit in early 2020, the team found themselves interviewing Australian frontline workers during the worst pandemic of our generation.
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Business and Economy, Science and Technology
Keeping future technology secure
With the world of data protection rights, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology thrust into the media limelight over the last couple of years, and the world’s increasing reliance on technology driving many aspects of our personal and professional lives, the University of Wollongong’s Institute of Cybersecurity and Cryptology has never been in higher demand.