UOW School of Law’s outstanding rankings results
UOW to reduce salt intake in South Africa
Tune in to episode four of UOW’s podcast Can you tell me how: Curing disease without drugs
UOW joins UN sustainable development network
Personalise your MyUOW app channels
Molecular Horizons: building a dream
Financial Times lists UOW business school in best practice report
New book shines a light on the social, cultural impact of #MeToo
Staff
See AllStaff Season’s Greetings activities: ‘Pod’ Decorating and Festive Pets competition details
Here is everything you need to know about this years ‘Pod’ Decorating and Festive Pets competitions. We’re looking forward to all staff getting involved.
UOW response to the French Review: Call for submissions
2020 Administrative Professionals Excellence Awards: Nominations now open
Operations
See AllAdobe Acrobat DC Upgrade from 20 November
IMTS wishes to advise that Adobe Acrobat DC needs to be upgraded due to Adobe changing license models. This upgrade will take place from Wednesday 20 November, 2019.
Temporary relocation of resources: Wollongong Campus Library
Book a 1 on 1 consultation with nlc to explore the benefits of a novated lease
Staff Interviews
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)
Education
See AllHow a former pro surfer discovered a love of science
Dr Jessica Dobson didn’t think that she wanted to go to university. Growing up in the quiet beachside town of Moruya, on the NSW Far South Coast, she dreamed of being a professional surfer.
2019 Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health Learning and Teaching Forum
Journalism graduate shares how cancer changed her life
International
See All2020 New Colombo Plan Mobility Funding
UOW has been successful in attracting $1,474,550 of the New Colombo Plan (NCP) mobility funding to support mobility programs for UOW students in 2020 (up from $1,186,900 in 2019). The new funding received under the 2020 round of $716,100 (including a successful consortium project on which UOW is the lead) in addition to forward funding from previous years will support 300 students to undertake mobility projects across the Indo-Pacific in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Singapore, Solomon Islands, and Taiwan.
Hong Kong Study Tour
UOW geology students participate in unique field class in the Rocky Mountains, USA
Research
See AllPhD graduate examines how marketing influences children’s junk food habits
You can lead a child to junk food, and they will certainly eat it, according to research conducted by Dr Jenny Norman, a PhD graduate from the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Wollongong. Dr Norman completed her doctorate, Sustained Impact of Unhealthy Food Advertising on Children’s Dietary Intake in December last year, and her findings have already been cited globally and featured on Australia’s prime time news networks.
UOW Aged Dementia Research team visit Taipei
UOW Scholars Competition: Now open – showcase the impact of your research and win research cash
Community
See AllUOW Men’s Football Team to compete in University World Cup
Tune in to watch the UOW Men’s Football Team represent UOW and the Oceania region in the inaugural International University Sports Federation (FISU) Football World Cup in China. After winning the UniSport Division 1 Nationals for the second year running, the 18-man side, selected and coached by former Socceroo Luke Wilkshire, will compete against 15 other teams from across Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.