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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

The two of us: Sarath Perera and Jason David

The 51²è¹Ý (UOW) has so many high achieving PhD students, working towards solving real world problems. Behind every great PhD candidate is a great supervisor (or two). We hear from both to understand their perspective of the post graduate journey.

Powering new energy designs

Australia has abundant renewable energy resources such as solar, hydro and wind. The wide use of clean energy sources will greatly reduce Australia’s demand for fossil fuels, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and alleviate global warming and climate change, resulting in significant environmental benefits to the country.

Making New Strategic Partnerships

The UOW is an international network of strategic partnerships - and we partner for a reason. Collectively we can tackle major global issues more effectively, and develop the next generation of exceptional researchers and industry leaders.

Celebrating IWD 2020 - Each for Equal

The UOW Linking Women Network along with the Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Professor Jennifer Martin, celebrated IWD2020 with the campus community at an event where staff shared personal stories and insights, and the Executive launched new strategies and programs to target gender equality, diversity and inclusivity at UOW.

Applying financial maths to social sciences

The 2nd international symposium on Partial Differential Equations & Stochastic Analysis in Mathematical Finance, which took place at the Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum (TSIMF) in China last January was organized by UOW’s Financial Mathematics expert Senior Professor Song Ping Zhu.

Moving research guidelines

Through the creation of an international database and the application of innovative analytics Dr Dylan Cliff, Associate Professor Janette Green and an international team of experts are collaborating to determine the optimal daily balance of movement behaviours that young children need to best support their development, well-being and learning outcomes.