New online teaching resource: Start of session checklist
UOW celebrates 10 years of graduates from Graduate Medicine Shoalhaven
Enterprise Agreement variations – Staff ballot outcomes
We’re all in this together: UOW staff and the Illawarra community support students
UOW virtual open day: Saturday 8 August (12pm-5pm)
Recipients announced for the 2020 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards
UOW return to campus: COVID-19 framework and roadmap
Staff
See AllVice-Chancellor’s All Staff update | Friday 7 August 2020
Dear Colleagues As we see out a different looking Week 1 of Spring session for 2020, I am inspired by the resilience and flexibility our staff and colleagues in ensuring the safety and well-being of our students and the community. Living in uncertain times is challenging and the University is remaining vigilant as the country continues to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When times are tough, we come together
UniSuper webcast: Managing your finances in an uncertain world
Operations
See AllPersonal hand sanitiser sprays available for staff working on campus
Facilities Management Division have partnered with Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) to roll out personal hand sanitiser sprays for staff returning to campus. IHMRI have been making hand sanitiser for local programs such as the Wollongong branch of Cancer Council and Wollongong Hospital.
BONUS+ interface incompatible with new Library Management Platform (LMP)
IT scheduled maintenance this weekend
Staff Interviews
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)
Education
See AllUOW Virtual STEM Careers Expo | 12 August 2020
The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Careers Expo is designed to promote graduate programs and vacation work opportunities and internships over summer for students in their penultimate year of study. Companies and exhibitors within the scope of STEM will virtually attend the annual STEM Careers Expo, hosted by Careers Central.
New online teaching resource: Start of session checklist
UOW celebrates 10 years of graduates from Graduate Medicine Shoalhaven
International
See AllA sustainable lens on COVID-19 by Dr Belinda Gibbons
On September 25 2015, 193 member states came together to sign Agenda 2030. An Agenda that comprises of 17 Global Goals that aim to eliminate poverty, protect our planet and ensure all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030 (UN 2020).
Life in lockdown: A reflection from New York
Singapore-based UOW graduate putting people first
Research
See All2020 Research Fellowship pre-application process, timetable and templates
A new pre-application process for the approval of applicants to apply for externally funded fellowships across all schemes and career stages, has been put in place for the remainder of 2020. The aim of this is to strengthen the competitiveness of our fellowship candidates, which is made more pertinent by the financial challenges UOW faces due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UOW researcher leads project to help Aboriginal communities’ pandemic response
Loneliness during the COVID-19 social distancing, isolation and lockdown measures research project
Community
See AllSouth West Sydney community project funded by UOW grant
Migration and Belonging, a project funded by a UOW Community Engagement Grant in 2019, is the first of its kind to be based in South West Sydney. Working in partnership with the community arts and media organisation CuriousWorks, as well as Settlement Services International, UOW students worked closely with refugee and migrant participants to produce short films on the subject of belonging.