Born of Steel: Resilient for the future
This month, the Advancement Division has launched the University’s annual regular giving campaign, Born of Steel.
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Returning more classes to on-campus delivery in Session 2
We know students are eager to find out what learning will look like in the second half of 2021, and that many of them have missed being on-campus and making the most of UOW’s on campus experience.
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National Reconciliation Week: That’s a wRAP
The last organised activity for National Reconciliation Week for 2021 was concluded on the Anniversary of The Mabo Decision on Thursday, 3 June 2021 with a walk around the Ring Road in a sea of red umbrellas.
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Blended Learning Enhancement Initiative
UOW is introducing a Blended Learning Enhancement Initiative that seeks to support the uplift of digital learning and teaching across UOW.
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Combining chemistry and Aboriginal art
Stephanie Beaupark is a Ngugi woman and PhD Chemistry student looking to develop an Indigenous-led methodology for collaborations between Indigenous communities and researchers of hard sciences like chemistry.
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UOW celebrates National Reconciliation Week
UOW is celebrating National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) through various events and activities to grow awareness and understanding of Indigenous culture, knowledge and history, and build a more cohesive and equitable community.
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Vice-Chancellor speaks at International Women’s Day lunch and hosts staff Award recipients
Vice-Chancellor Professor Patricia Davidson spoke at last Friday’s International Women’s Day Illawarra lunch at the WIN Entertainment Centre and hosted a table of some of the 2020 UOW Vice-Chancellor’s Award winners.
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2020-2025 Strategic Plan: Our Plan in Action updates
Papers, presentations, KPI reports, and other content detailing the progress of our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan can now be found on the Strategic Planning intranet site, in the section labelled Our Plan in Action.
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VC Updates
See AllStaff Update: 18 June 2021
June 18, 2021
Dear Colleagues, Last night I joined community and business leaders at the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout, at the UOW Innovation Campus. We rugged-up and slept without shelter to help raise money and awareness for those Australians experiencing homelessness.
Staff Update: 11 June 2021
June 11, 2021
Staff update: 4 June 2021
June 8, 2021
Staff
See AllJuly graduations: Call for stories
June 17, 2021
Do you know an outstanding or interesting student who will be graduating this July? Perhaps a student who has overcome the odds to finish their studies or who has a unique story to tell?
Reviews of Graduate Medicine and the School of Nursing
June 17, 2021
IGA delivers on campus
June 17, 2021
Staff Interviews
Stuart MacKay – Honorary Clinical Professor Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine (SOM)
Dr Nikki Curthoys – Lecturer in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience
Dr Jody Moller – Associate lecturer teaching in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience
Matt Sheppard – Manager, Global Sports Programs
Tam Ha – Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology
Dr Nadeeka Sajeewani Miguntanna – Sessional academic staff member, Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Dr Sue Downie – Lecturer in the Discipline of Medical and Exercise Science in the School of Medicine
Dr Farzana Aman Tanima – Lecturer of Accounting, at the School of Accounting Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law
Lauren Richardson – Librarian at UOW Sydney Business School
Distinguished Professor David J. Adams – CEO and Executive Director, IHMRI
Professor Thomas Astell-Burt – Professor and Founding Director of the Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab (PowerLab)
Tanya Barton-Saad – Administration Officer/Assistant to the Operations Manager, Learning Teaching & Curriculum (LTC)
Brondalie Martin – Programs Coordinator with the Academic Development and Recognition (ADR) team
Xinru Yu – International Officer, Faculty of Business
Faisel Tubbal – Lab Manager for School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (SECTE)
Victoria Traynor – Professor of Nursing
Hayley Rodd – Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Commercial Developments Unit
Ellie Taylor – Research Coordinator (Acting) and Project Officer, Faculty of Social Sciences
Nik Milosevski – Senior Manager, Education, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts
Pippa Burns – Lecturer, School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Carlee Mottley – Animal Facility Technical Officer, School of Earth, Atmospheric & Life Sciences SEALS, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Dr. Joshua Fan – Senior Lecturer, Sydney Business School, Faculty of Business
Tracey Wilson – Student CRM Senior Manager Business Solutions, Student Services Division
Robyn Dawson – Administration Manager, Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
Alfredo Paloyo – Senior Lecturer, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business
Margie Jantti – Director, Library Services, UOW Library
Dominic Riordan – Director, Academic Quality and Standards
Mary Barrett – Professor of Management, School of Management, Operations & Marketing, Faculty of Business
Keith Horton – Lecturer in Philosophy, School of Humanities & Social Inquiry, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts
Rochelle Boys – Employability and Employer Programs Officer, Acting Business Development Coordinator
Justin Yerbury – Professorial Fellow in Neurodegenerative Disease, Head of MND Research Team, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health
Associate Professor Trish Mundy – Associate Dean Education, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts
Jose Gonzalez – Technical Officer, School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronics & Biomedical, Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
Sanja Sreckovic – Coordinator, EIS Central, Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
Associate Professor David Mercer – Science and Technology Studies (STS), School of History & Social Inquiry, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts
Kristy Newton – Digital Literacies Coordinator, UOW Library
Sasha Nikolic – Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical, Computer & Telecom Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
Emma Purdy – Manager, Course Portfolio, Academic Quality and Standards
Sonya Ollerenshaw – Collection Development Officer, UOW Library
Associate Professor Steven Howard – Teaching and Research Academic, School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences
Roza Dimeska – Technical Officer, School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine & Health
Professor Stuart Johnstone – Teaching and Research Academic, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Samantha Peace – Management Cadet, Professional and Organisational Development Services
Shelley Rae King (JP) – Legal and Executive Assistant to the Director of Governance and Legal
Nathan Riggir – Maker/MediaSpace Coordinator, UOW Library
Dr Karen Raubenheimer – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ANCORS, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts
Dr. Ann Rogerson – Director of Academic Integrity and Assessment, Faculty of Business
Distinguished Prof Buddhima Indraratna – Coordinator of the Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
Dr Michelle Voyer – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ANCORS, Faculty of Law, Humanities & the Arts
Michelle Phillips – Coordinator, TNE Systems Support, Transnational Education & Alliances
Jaymee Beveridge – Director, Woolyungah Indigenous Centre (WIC)
Operations
See AllUnified expense training sessions
June 17, 2021
Unified expense training sessions will be held on 22 and 24 June 2021. The face to face and remote access training will include how to manage delegates, process out of pocket reimbursements, and credit card transactions via the web and mobile application.
Unified system update | 19 – 20 June
June 10, 2021
Unified expense training sessions
June 8, 2021
Education
See AllWATTLE Connect & Create session: Managing Large Student Cohorts
June 15, 2021
Please join us online or face to face for our next WATTLE ‘Connect & Create’ session for 2021 on managing large student cohorts. Wednesday 30 June at 12:30 pm AEST.
Save the date for the 2021 WATTLE Forum | 20 – 22 July 2021
June 15, 2021
Champion of change: An interview with UOW alumna Carol Kiernan – Honour a Woman co-founder
June 10, 2021
International
See AllDisrupting the logistics space: Indonesian based start-up offers e-commerce providers accessible shipping solutions
April 1, 2021
Budi Handoko is an ideas man. Despite growing up in the small Indonesian town of Singkawang, West Kalimantan, his vision for himself was cross-continental.
Offshore virtual graduation ceremonies
April 1, 2021
Project Unite: Sustainable Development Goals in Focus
April 1, 2021
Research
See AllPeople’s odds of loneliness could fall by up to half if cities hit 30% green space targets
June 17, 2021
How do we prevent loneliness, which affects one in four Australians on three or more days a week? Urban greening could be part of the solution according to a new national study led by Prof Thomas Astell-Burt titled “More green, less lonely?
AHSRI research: Opioid cessation is associated with reduced pain and improved function in people attending specialist chronic pain services
June 17, 2021
UOW researcher wins Tall Poppy Science Award
June 15, 2021
Community
See AllUOW College helping NSW South Coast business success
June 17, 2021
The ‘Planning for Business Success’ program, delivered through UOW College at the UOW Bega campus has helped 30 local businesses access free vocational training to help them develop well-defined business plans. With the support of an initial $40,000 BizRebuild grant, ‘Planning for Business Success’ started as an idea from the Bega Valley Shire Council’s business support group following the 2020 bushfires.
Born of Steel: Resilient for the future
June 15, 2021
Discovery Space annual survey
June 15, 2021