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Mining Engineering student wins coveted award

Nick Hartgerink — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:38:00 UTC +1000

Third year UOW Mining Engineering student Gaetano Venticinque has won the prestigious Sir Frank Espie/Rio Tinto Leadership Award, presented by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Read more...

Students given a go in Defence driver’s seat

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:10:00 UTC +1000

It was all simulated fires on deck and high-flying for 10 Australian Defence Cooperation Scholarship recipients who were given a special front-seat-view of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) operations last week (Monday 30 April). Read more...

IIBSoR member on most cited article list

Bernie Goldie — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:04:00 UTC +1000

A Senior Lecturer from the School of Information Systems and Technology, Dr Samuel Fosso-Wamba has gained a place on the ‘Most Cited Article list-International Journal of Production Economics’. Read more...

Centre focuses on law and the public interest

Nick Hartgerink — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:09:00 UTC +1000

The director of UOW’s Legal Intersections Research Centre Professor Nan Seuffert says public interest litigation - or “test case litigation” - can be a powerful tool in changing society even if the case is lost. Read more...

Multiculturalism focus of panel event

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:45:00 UTC +1000

Discourses of ‘failed multiculturalism’ have gained prominence in public debate in a number of nations over the last few years, with some suggesting it enshrines ethnic segregation and undermines social and cultural cohesion and others accusing it of trivialising difference and glo... Read more...

Fashion Week Fabulousness at UOW

Tue, 15 May 2012 01:38:00 UTC +1000

UOW’s Duckpond lawn was transformed into a mini Milan as students gathered to strut their stuff on the runway, admire local designs and celebrate Australian Fashion Week. Read more...

What makes us tick?

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:30:00 UTC +1000

Why do some people always want to take control? Why do we seek change, yet resist it? Why are we so passionate about sport? Why do we fall out of love? Why do we talk as if we’re rational, but act as if we’re not? Read more...

Call for 2012 Community Engagement Grants Scheme applications

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:38:00 UTC +1000

A major UOW community engagement initiativewhich provides up to $50,000 in funding a year has been officially launched today (11 May). Read more...

Meditation unwinds HBS student minds

Samuel Hardaker — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:52:00 UTC +1000

Students from the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (HBS) felt their exam and study stress float away last week under the expert guidance of Mahayana Buddhism teacher Reverend Miao You. Read more...

Netspot Signing

Samuel Hardaker — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:34:00 UTC +1000

UOW is raising the bar when it comes to learning online following a signing ceremony held this week between university and NetSpot Pty Ltd representatives. Read more...

Expedition to Antarctica

Joel Armstrong — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:40:00 UTC +1000

PhD research student Jess Bramley-Alves’ recently travelled to the Antarctic region in her quest to develop a greater understanding of climate change and what the world can expect to happen in years to come. She talks about her career ambitions with ELISE PITT from UOW’s Research S... Read more...

Discovering and discussing organ and tissue donation

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:05:00 UTC +1000

Organ and tissue donation can be a sensitive issue, with the decision to become a donor not always an easy one to make. Read more...

MP opens $2.5m campus extensions at Batemans Bay

Nick Hartgerink — Mon, 07 May 2012 05:51:00 UTC +1000

Member for Eden-Monaro Dr Mike Kelly opened the $2.5 million extensions to the Batemans Bay Library and Education Campus on Friday (4 May), praising the University of Wollongong for its vision and innovation in helping to transform the South Coast economy by providing tertiary education opport... Read more...

Highlighting critical role of midwives

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:07:00 UTC +1000

Midwives will be officially celebrating International Midwives Day tomorrow (5 May) reminding everyone of the important role that midwives play, according to Australian College of Midwives (ACM) President Tracy Martin. Read more...

From Sweden to Singapore at International Exchange Fair . . .

Bernie Goldie — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:45:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong offers a broad range of options for students to study overseas to gain valuable international experience which will count towards their UOW degree and also enhance their career prospects. Read more...

Designing the future

Bernie Goldie — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:40:00 UTC +1000

UOW graduates and computer engineers Stuart Argue and Anthony Marcar have taken Silicon Valley by storm. In November 2011, US retail giant Walmart bought their innovative point-of-sale technology company, Grabble, for an undisclosed sum. Elise Pitt chatted to one half of the talented duo, Anth... Read more...

Awareness week turns minds to minding privacy

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:07:00 UTC +1000

Virtually all people have a cyber presence and engage with friends online. In hand with phenomenon such as netiquette, ways to properly manage cyber presence have emerged as an important issue in the mainstream consciousness over the past decade. Read more...

UOW and India’s premier research organisation join forces

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:12:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong (UOW) and India’s premier industrial research and development organisation, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will work together to advance research collaborations and establish a dedicated CSIR Research and Development Centre at UOW... Read more...

Social media to ‘sexy’ resumés covered at career conference

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 01 May 2012 04:24:00 UTC +1000

Final-year students from the Faculties of Commerce, Arts and Creative Arts prepared to make their first steps into the ‘real world’ this week by attending UOW’s first ever Career Readiness Conference. Read more...

TAFE to UOW: Pathways mapped at information session

Samuel Hardaker — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:47:00 UTC +1000

Staff from TAFE NSW visited the University last week for an information session on how their students can transform their qualifications into a UOW Bachelors degree. Read more...

World of opportunities at education fair

Samuel Hardaker — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:01:00 UTC +1000

Great jobs don’t just from the sky, but students looking for a future in education had the chance to catch inspiration and maybe even employment as organisations from Australia and around the world offered advice at this week’s Education Careers Fair. Read more...

‘The Caps are Off, Changing Landscapes’

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:41:00 UTC +1000

The StarNet StarRez annual Australasian Association of College and University Housing Officers (AACUHO) Conference was held in Wollongong from 24-27 April involving 150 delegates from Australia and overseas. Read more...

$4.7 million Laureate research program seeks medical bionics breakthroughs

Nick Hartgerink — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:39:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong’s newly appointed Australian Laureate Fellow Professor Gordon Wallace has launched a new $4.7 million medical bionics research program to develop ways to regenerate damaged nerves and muscles and ground-breaking brain implants for epilepsy patients. Read more...

International academics roll in for Canadian seminar series

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:24:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong has hosted two leading academics from Canada for the continuing program of its Centre for Canadian-Australian Studies (CCAS) 2012 Seminar Series. Read more...

International Fellowship: Cryptologist cracks an Australian first

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:43:00 UTC +1000

Her field involves the creation of secret codes but the achievements of UOW’s Professor Jennifer Seberry came under the spotlight when she recently became the first Australian to be honoured as an International Association for Cryptology Research (IACR) Fellow. Read more...