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Dear Colleagues, I hope you continue to stay safe and well during the fourth week of Greater Sydney’s lockdown.

As we celebrate NAIDOC week, I am delighted to announce the fifth round of the Jindaola Grants have been awarded for the year 2021, with for the first time, a team external to UOW joining the internationally acclaimed program that is led by Jade Kennedy and the Academic Development and Recognition team and has been strongly supported by LTC, in consultation with local Elders and Knowledge holders since 2016.

We are delighted to welcome new students to UOW for their online Spring Orientation taking place on Tuesday 20 July.

New Vice-Chancellor on her love of nursing, what drives her, and her ambitions for UOW Kindness is not a word usually associated with leadership.

Researching plankton might not seem like the most interesting organisms to study in the ocean.

In addition to the COVID-19 update posted on Saturday evening 26 June, staff are asked to note the following arrangements for accessing campus facilities and on-campus businesses while the current NSW Public Health stay-at-home orders are in place.

The ‘Planning for Business Success’ program, delivered through UOW College at the UOW Bega campus has helped 30 local businesses access free vocational training to help them develop well-defined business plans.

Award recognises Hamish Clarke’s outstanding research contributions to bushfire risk and climate change impacts.

This month, the Advancement Division has launched the University’s annual regular giving campaign, Born of Steel.

UEFA-qualified coaches from English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur FC are running training sessions again this school holidays for junior football players aged 10-13 years.

The last organised activity for National Reconciliation Week for 2021 was concluded on the Anniversary of The Mabo Decision on Thursday, 3 June 2021 with a walk around the Ring Road in a sea of red umbrellas.

UOW is introducing a Blended Learning Enhancement Initiative that seeks to support the uplift of digital learning and teaching across UOW.

Stephanie Beaupark is a Ngugi woman and PhD Chemistry student looking to develop an Indigenous-led methodology for collaborations between Indigenous communities and researchers of hard sciences like chemistry.

UOW is celebrating National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) through various events and activities to grow awareness and understanding of Indigenous culture, knowledge and history, and build a more cohesive and equitable community.

Liverpool City Council has awarded three students studying at the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) South Western Sydney (SWS) campus $5000 each.