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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
Education, Health and Medicine, Students
The four of us: Kar-Hau Chong, Anthony Okely, Anne-Maree Parrish and Dylan Cliff
Kar-Hau Chong, a trained nutritionist, became interested in movement behaviours and their impact on children’s health and wellbeing because of his own experiences growing up.
Environment and Energy
Climate change, eucalypt bark and bushfires: Why do some trees die and others survive?
Harriet is a fire ecology researcher who is currently completing her PhD with the Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires.
Community, Health and Medicine
The three of us: Fiona Sheppeard, Kathleen Clapham and Peter Kelly
Fiona Sheppeard, a proud Dunghutti woman and UOW psychology graduate, is examining the importance of place in Indigenous culture, and how it can be incorporated into mental health approaches for First Nations People in Australia.
Science and Technology
The three of us: Jiahong Zhao, Christian Ritz and Jiangtao Xi
If you have an Amazon Echo or a Google Home, you will know that they are getting better and better at hearing us amongst the background noise of daily living.
4 things to look for in uni rankings
When choosing a university or a degree, rankings can give you insights to help with your decision-making. But it can be confusing, with all the different rankings systems, including domestic and international ones. Depending on what’s most important to you, these are the four things you should look for:
Community
2021: The Year in Photographs
It was a strange and surreal 2021 for many, with lockdown defining the latter half of the year. UOW photographer Paul Jones shares his best images of the year.