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50 Voices
This year, as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have launched 50 Voices - a content series that celebrates the people who have made UOW what it is today. From labs to libraries, lawns to lecture theatres, hear unique stories from students, staff, alumni, donors, and community members who have had a lasting impact.
Articles
Community, Arts and Culture
Lisa's using laughter to cope with crisis
In a world full of COVID-19 news, University of Wollongong student Lisa Hughes believes laughter is the best medicine.
7 tips and tricks to get you ready for remote learning
As with most changes in this ‘new normal’, learning via remote delivery will require some adjustment and might feel confusing to begin with. Being a student is a very productive way to be spending your time at home, but you’ll need to figure out how to make it work for you.
The ultimate guide: 10 easy ways to stay healthy on a student budget
As a university student, there are quite a few factors working against us in our goal to stay fit and healthy – mostly for the lack of moolah! It’s a fact that we don’t have a whole lot of spare cash floating around to spend on gyms, personal trainers or fancy, healthy food.
Community, Arts and Culture, Environment and Energy
Helping Country to heal after fire
Led by University of Wollongong researcher Dr Anthony McKnight, a team of staff, students and community members are helping flora and fauna on Yuin Country in the Snowy Mountains to recover from the summer’s devastating bushfires.
How to win at home schooling. As a student.
Learning is a great way to be spending your time in lockdown, but it’s important to make home schooling work for you. So, if you want to know how to be the best at-home student you can possibly be, read on…
Alumni
From Arnhem Land to Antarctica
Dr Rhys Harding relishes a challenge. The UOW alumnus has spent the past eight years carving out a career as a doctor in some of the most remote locations in the world. That has meant different things at different points in his life. As a medical student, he spent a year in Broken Hill, becoming exposed to the daily rhythm of practising medicine in the outback New South Wales rural community.