ACES researchers combine old and new to revolutionise implantable devices
Molecular Velcro helps illuminate DNA repair
UOW molecular biology graduate awarded Fulbright Scholarship
New studies reveal deep history of archaic humans in southern Siberia
Progress apace toward new western civilisation degree
UOW receives prestigious award for commitment to gender equity
Social work degree to help students make a difference in Liverpool community
UOW continues to climb prestigious global rankings ladder
Staff
See AllEnterprise bargaining update
Enterprise bargaining meetings for both the Academic and Professional Services agreements have taken place over the last few weeks. The following discussions were had at the professional services table, with good progress made in certain areas and some items to be re-tabled for further discussion in the coming weeks: Parental leave Domestic and family violence leave Sick leave and personal leave Position reclassification Redundancy and redeployment.
You’re invited to the Early Career Academic (ECA) Network meeting
Western civilisation degree details to be revealed
Operations
See AllUOW College provide a scholarship to Wollongong Wolves player Takeru Okada
UOW College have given a fully paid scholarship in English to Takeru Okada who has been signed by the Wollongong Wolves. Twenty four year old Takeru hails from Kobe, Japan.
Blade Runner 1982 showing at Science Space sci fri cinema
UOW keep cups now available!
Staff Interviews
Dr. Ann Rogerson – Director of Academic Integrity & Assessment, Faculty of Business
Samantha Peace – Management Cadet
Dr Karen Raubenheimer – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ANCORS
Shelley Rae King (JP) – Legal and Executive Assistant to Director of Governance and Legal
Dr Michelle Voyer – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ANCORS
Distinguished Prof Buddhima Indraratna – Coordinator of the Centre for Geomechanics & Railway Engineering
Michelle Phillips – Coordinator, Transnational Systems Support, Transnational Education and Alliances
Jaymee Beveridge – Director of Woolyungah Indigenous Centre (WIC)
Education
See AllThe early years and the Autism Spectrum: Building a foundation for success
This workshop will help you focus on strategies and supports that can help to build a foundation of learning and success for children on the autism spectrum in the early years. We will discuss key strategies and supports that can be used by parents, educators, social workers, psychologists, and allied health professionals to support children following their diagnosis and through their transition into school.
UOW offers new regional journalism scholarships
Workshop: Tertiary mathematics education | Friday 25 January
International
See AllFuture Global Leaders student development experience
UOW teamed up with leading learning, leadership and media specialists, XVenture, to deliver an immersive experiential growth and development program for prospective Global Leaders Development Program students over two days last week. The event was designed to give top-achieving students a taste of the unique Global degree experience at UOW as well as provide them with an opportunity to network with fellow students through a series of team and leadership development challenges.
PowerFest’18 successful in strengthening UOW academic – community partnerships
2018 UOW China partner experience visit
Research
See AllSMART seminar series | Tuesday 19 February
Tuesday 19th February l 10.30-11.30am l SMART, Bldg 6, Room 209 Trusted Autonomous Systems (TAS) are a reality that soon will become part of our daily lives, and the application of TAS brings fundamental challenges to be addressed. This presentation will discuss aspects of TAS as System of Systems (SoS), the challenges presented to the traditional Systems Engineering (SE) and how SE can be expanded to specify, design and testing “trust” as an emergent property of Trusted Autonomous System of Systems (TASoS).
Leading biophysicist to present seminar at Molecular Horizons
ARENA kick-start funding grants through CSIRO ON Prime 6
Community
See AllWestern Civilisation degree: Staff information session | Today
As you may be aware, LHA has created a new School of Liberal Arts which will be delivering a BA in Western Civilisation. You are to invited to attend a consultation session which will provide a brief presentation on our partnership with the Ramsay Centre, and on the content of the BA in Western Civilisation course, and also answer any questions that you may have.