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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
Health and Medicine
Solving Schizophrenia
Distinguished Professor Xu-Feng Huang is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow who received a 2019 NHMRC Investigator grant for schizophrenia research. With 252 scholarly publications under his belt, which have been cited over 12,955 times by scientists in over 93 countries*, he is considered a world expert.
Science and Technology
The two of us: Dr Johan Barthelemy and Yan Qian
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has so many high achieving PhD students, working towards solving real world problems. Behind every great PhD candidate is a great supervisor (or two). We hear from both to understand their perspective of the postgraduate journey.
Science and Technology
Researcher with his head in the clouds
There are multiple tangible reasons and benefits to using cloud storage services, but with its ambiguous nature, is it something we can completely trust with our information? Senior Professor Willy Susilo and his team are working in just this space. With a recently awarded ARC grant, Susilo and Co are keen to find solutions for securing cloud storage with protection against malicious senders.
2D materials to benefit renewable energy market
With close to half-a-million dollars from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project scheme, a team of researchers at the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) is planning to tackle one of the main challenges holding back Australia’s renewable energy market – inefficiencies in generating and storing renewable energy.
Science and Technology
The two of us: Susanna Guatelli and David Bolst
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has so many high achieving PhD students, working towards solving real world problems. Behind every great PhD candidate is a great supervisor (or two). We hear from both to understand their perspective of the post graduate journey.
Health and Medicine, Science and Technology
Can machines see things your doctor can’t?
Diagnosis and screening is integral to a clinicians’ workflow and professional identity. Authority and responsibility to diagnose conditions and interpret test results has traditionally belonged uniquely to clinicians. But some say this is about to change.