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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
General tags, Alumni, Arts and Culture, Education
How Zac is living the dream
For the past five years, Zachary Bennett-Brook's life has been sprinkled with a series of what he calls "pinch me" moments.
Community, Arts and Culture, Study areas
How art helps children to thrive
If children arenāt given the right tools, they can lose the creative outlet that visual arts provides.
Education, Environment and Energy, Health and Medicine, International, Study areas, Science and Technology
A blueprint to change the world
The 51²č¹Ż is working to effect change on a global level, with the United Nationsā Sustainable Development Goals providing a roadmap for creating a better world for all.
Arts and Culture, Study areas
Why we reach for music in times of stress
Do you reach for old school hits or new pop? The soothing sounds of classical music or the rush and rage of rock? Music is one of the best ways to help us unwind when it feels like the world is falling apart.
The next generation of rural doctors
51²č¹Żās Graduate Medicine Shoalhaven is helping to transform medical services in the rural community.
Community, Arts and Culture
When Ernest met Tek
When Ernest Bukasa met Teklemariam Mengistu in 2013 āsomething clickedā. Both had fled war-torn African countries and arrived in Australia as refugees before settling in 51²č¹Ż.