Bushfire response update #2: 10 January, 2020
UOW Bushfire Response
Summer graduations highlight inspiring student achievements
French Review call for submissions extended: Your say is important
Justin Yerbury launches Motor Neurone Disease Research Appeal
UOW researchers awarded $3.3M in health and medical grants
UOW researchers awarded $6.8M for Discovery Projects
UOW spinout MOSkin makes radiation therapy safer
Staff
See AllCoronavirus information
As an international institution with a network of campuses around the world, the University is closely monitoring the situation regarding the Coronavirus outbreak. “Our first priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and the communities in which we operate.
2020-2025 Strategic Plan Launch
Expressions of Interest (EOI) now open: Teaching in Online Modes (Autumn 2020)
Operations
See AllExtension of later cleaning on the Wollongong Campus
Trials to improve UOW’s cleaning service have been occurring across the Wollongong Campus since early 2019. This trial will be expanded from 3 February 2020 to include areas within buildings 1, 2, 4, 6, 15, 18, 23, 25, 41 (level 3 south and ground, 1st and 2nd floor north), and 67 (levels 2 and 3).
2020 Travel Hub training dates
Aspire Day Delegate Package – Conferences, meetings and seminars
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 AllWATTLE Forum: Enabling students – pathways, experiences and influence | 13 February
WATTLE is delighted to invite you to register for its February 2020 Forum, “Enabling students: pathways, experiences and influence”. The forum is the first of a two-part series which will include presentations by staff and students highlighting how the university is working with students to support their pathway and transition into university, their experience whilst at university and their influence beyond university.
Statistical Computing Course: Introduction to R
Graduates of League helped Charly balance sport and study
International
See AllUOW alumnus behind MOU signing with the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema
On Thursday 9 January, a deep relationship between the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema (HATC) and the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts culminated in the signing of a memorandum of understanding. Director of the Academy and proud UOW alumnus, Professor Thi Dinh Nguyen, and his colleagues Mr Son Hong Nguyen and Ms Huong Thi Thu Nguyen, were excited to return to UOW and discuss future opportunities under the MoU framework.
Generous donation sees fund established for global research
High-achievers chosen as 2020 New Colombo Plan Scholars
Research
See AllOlivier Ferrer Research Funding Retreat – Registrations now open
The Olivier Ferrer Fund is a new funding scheme developed within the UOW Global Challenges Program thanks to two progressive international donors. Is it an exciting opportunity to fund research into addressing some of the most pressing issues facing our global communities.
L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Australia & New Zealand Fellowships now open
Research study for children with ADHD
Community
See AllFree on-site counselling at Wollongong campus today | Monday 20 Jan, 2020
Free on-site counselling is available today for anyone affected by the bushfires, or just wanting support, provided by LifeWorks, our Employee Assistance Provider. The mobile van is open from 8.30am – 4.40pm and located on the paved area near the Uni Hall, behind the Uni Bar.