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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Community, Research
Championing research with purpose and impact
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) sees UOW as an innovation university that backs ambitious thinkers, accelerates discovery into society and creates the conditions for researchers to thrive.
Health and Medicine, Students
A dream, decades in the making
After years of sacrifice working overseas to support her family, nursing student Lily Caguimbaga has become the first international student at UOW Bega Valley to complete a Bachelor of Nursing while working full-time. The milestone was made possible through a South Coast partnership.
Community, Students
Balancing family, study and care, Nina steps into nursing
For Nina, graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing is the result of a long journey that began well before she ever set foot in a university lecture theatre in Australia.
Students
UOW law student takes First Nations leadership to the United Nations
When Tiarna Williams took her seat inside a meeting room at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, she felt a mix of excitement, disbelief and pride. Surrounded by delegates, legal experts and diplomats from across the world, she was there not just as an observer, but as a young First Nations woman contributing to discussions shaping international law.
Community
Leading the next generation of learning
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education) is guided by the belief that education can change lives, not just for the individual but for whole communities
Students
A lifelong interest in helping others
Born and raised in Nowra, the UOW Shoalhaven campus gave Lily Wright the opportunity to pursue her interest in social work without leaving home.