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
Arts and Culture, Alumni
Kicking goals in the digital space
COVID lockdowns weren’t overly productive for most people, but Reece Carter used the downtime to reshape his career.
Alumni
The business of community
When he started his higher education journey in 1987 at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp (UOW), Matt thought he would be standing in front of a classroom teaching the next generation of students.
Alumni
UOW graduates living large in New York’s finance bullseye
For more than two centuries New York’s finance district has stood as a symbol of financial power and success.
Alumni
Chasing calm
Chelsea Pottenger was fighting for her life in a psychiatric hospital when she made the decision to focus on how she wanted to feel. Calm. She moved out of the city, left her corporate career and learned the tools to achieve this feeling. Then she set out to help others feel it too.
Going global puts ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp company on the map nationally
Marketing and technology whiz Geoff McQueen was an undergraduate student at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp when he built his first company, Internetrix, in 2001.
Students
Driving change in healthcare technology
Imagine if patients across Australia had access to life-changing drugs faster than ever before.