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Professor Ken McKinnon: The visionary who shaped UOW's future

A legacy of leadership

Pride and diversity: Centring all voices through intersectionality

Pride is a call to centre intersectionality and ensure all LGBTIQA+ identities are seen, heard, and valued.

Experiential learning in India: Student stories from the Western Ghats

Immersive fieldwork in the Western Ghats reshaped students’ views on sustainability, culture, and global connections.

Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We showcase the impact of UOW students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.

50 Voices

This year, as part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, we have launched 50 Voices - a content series that celebrates the people who have made UOW what it is today. From labs to libraries, lawns to lecture theatres, hear unique stories from students, staff, alumni, donors, and community members who have had a lasting impact.

Articles

Maximising your Engineering Studies at UOW

Some degree structure is set in stone, but there are other options you can choose to help diversify your knowledge and enable you to work more flexibly in the workplace.

Tackling gender inequality through a global pandemic

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would have seen the growing number of stories on the news in Australia about gender equality and the under-representation of women sitting in senior roles in businesses, politics, and STEM.

Researcher spotlight: Daniel Daly

This month we are focussing on United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, to raise the profile of researchers and projects working toward this important goal to ensure we protect our environmental future.

Industry 4.0 update

Industry 4.0, also known as the “fourth Industrial Revolution”, is a new wave of innovation centred on automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. The federal government pledged $2 million for an industry hub managed by the Ƶapp of Ƶapp (UOW) in the Shoalhaven. This article give a quick update on their activities.

Staying on top of wasted efforts

It was once believed that the concrete used to build our cities’ sewer pipes would easily last a hundred years or longer. A ‘build and forget’ service, with maintenance only required for what enters its tunnels, and not for the structure itself.

Improving the ocean starts at our coast

The Second World Ocean Assessment was released in April, in connection with Earth Day 2021. The assessment involved contributions from more than 300 scientists from the UN’s group of experts chosen from around the world, and provides a comprehensive and integrated review of scientific information on the state of the marine environment.