2021 UOW Major Equipment Grants (MEG) scheme outcomes announced
UOW Soul Food Recipe eBook
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival | 21 September
Early Start and Science Space school holiday programs
Tuesday Trivia with Trish | 21 September, 11.30 am
Vice-Chancellor All Staff Update: Recording and presentation slides
R U OK? Day: “Are they really Ok? Ask them today”
VC Updates
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See AllStaff intranet update
The new UOW staff intranet is on track for first phase release in November 2021. The platform will bring together UOW staff news and key intranet functions in a new-look site, which will keep the “Universe” name. The first release will include a new intranet homepage for all staff; My HR; My IT; a comprehensive mega menu and toolbar; and a selection of showcase sites from the pilot business areas.
NSW Parliament: Inaugural Edmund Barton lecture
2021 elections: Nominations close at midday, 12 pm Tuesday, 21 September, 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 AllBuilding 17 power interruptions | 27 – 29 September
To ensure a safe and reliable electricity supply system, Facilities Management Division (FMD) is executing a program to repair and replace electrical switchboards at the Wollongong campus. To carry out these works, interruption of electrical power to sections of Building 17 will be required from 27 – 29 September.
Student Computer Lab closure | 27 – 29 September
University Council meeting summary | 20 August 2021
Education
See AllWATTLE conference grants 2021
As part of WATTLE’s ongoing commitment to UOW staff professional development in educational research and scholarship of teaching and learning, WATTLE is offering funding to assist members to present their research or attend teaching and learning conferences. Funding can only be used for the direct costs of conference participation and/or attendance (for example registration).
Request for iGrad Program feedback
Virtual Graduation: Call for stories
International
See AllSave the date: UOWGE Global Collaborate Conference November 2021
We are excited to announce that UOWGE will be hosting our first global conference across three days this November. The conference theme is Global Collaborate, celebrating collaborations across UOW and our offshore entities and reflecting on the potential for future collaborative projects.
Disrupting the logistics space: Indonesian based start-up offers e-commerce providers accessible shipping solutions
Offshore virtual graduation ceremonies
Research
See AllThe Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program is currently open
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources’ Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program is still open and the deadline has been extended to now close 5 pm 6 October 2021. The objective of this grant opportunity is to support the recovery efforts of communities in eligible Local Government Areas (LGAs) affected by the 2019-20 bushfires and enables them to apply for projects that address community recovery needs within their own timeframes.
2021 UOW Major Equipment Grants (MEG) scheme outcomes announced
UOW scholars publication sync is now LIVE
Community
See All‘Out of this World’ webinar series | 22 and 29 September
Science Space are hosting two free virtual Q&A sessions for our young space enthusiasts with well-known experts in science and astrophysics. Get your curly questions ready for Dr Helen Maynard-Casely author and ANSTO scientist, and Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, award-winning astrophysicist and author with a talent for making the universe accessible to all.