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Thursday 11 June 2026
UOW celebrates the life of former Vice-Chancellor Ken McKinnon AO
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Million-dollar program to inspire passion for maths and science
The development of a national $1.2million program to encourage greater high school student participation in maths and science is underway at UOW.
Geography students in first field intensive to India
Academics from the Indian Institute of Science and the Dakshin Foundation visited UOW last month to finalise details of a new Social Sciences subject launching this summer.
College recognised for outstanding commitment to gender equality
UOW College has been named a 2014 Employer Of Choice for Gender Equality by the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Open education lowers barriers to formal study
Advocates of open education convened on 10 November to discuss the future of the Open Education Resource University (OERu) at a meeting hosted by University of ý (UOW) Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Education) Professor Eeva Leinonen.
Young leaders converge to talk social responsibility and creating change
More than 200 high school students from 65 schools across the region wrapped up a three-day leadership forum at UOW recently (5 November) with a message to change the world through “indignation and compassion”.
Next generation of scientists inspired at annual fair
More than 850 primary and high school students from the Illawarra, Sydney, the Southern Highlands and South Coast, descended on UOW on Wednesday (5 November) to show off their experiments at the UOW Illawarra Coal Science Fair.