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.
UOW alumna, Mel Charlesworth, takes us through how to remain positive in times of crisis.
The music industry has been one of the hardest hit by the global Coronavirus pandemic, forcing artists and festival organisers to rethink the way they present their concerts and events.
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There’s no denying the enormous impact that COVID-19 has had on our university students.
The work of staff volunteers and community organisations to support our students during the COVID-19 crisis continues.
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Amanda Handcock and Brianna Throsby are UOW Master of Education students who had never met until a life-changing 14 days in Tanzania brought them together.
COVID-19 forced the cancellation of UniClubs events and the opportunity for members to meet up in person but that hasn’t stopped many of our clubs from finding new ways to connect and engage with their members and the community.
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UOW was again named among the nation’s most inclusive employers on Thursday 11 June 2020 achieving a Bronze Award for the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).
A rousing documentary, many years in the making, that follows a group of determined local women in their 14-year fight for the right to work in Wollongong’s steel industry.
UOW Bachelor of Engineering alumnus Paul Batten lives and works in Barcelona, Spain and started living the quarantine life from March 1, 2020.
Whilst working from home, the Community Engagement team has been checking in with a number of UOW’s valued community partners to see how they’re coping with the challenges presented by COVID-19.
UOW Master of Engineering alumna, Jiayuan Liu, lives and works in Wuhan, China, and like many thousands in her community, was only able to leave her home after the nearly two-and-a-half month lockdown was officially lifted on April 8, 2020.