Latest News: News & Media @ UOW

When did humans first arrive in Australia?

Kate McIlwain — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:01:00 UTC +1000

Dr Zenobia Jacobs, a Senior Research Fellow from UOW’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has recently added the prestigious L’Oréal Australia ‘For Women in Science’ Fellowship for 2009 to her growing list of international accolades. Read more...

Need to brush up on your Spanish?

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:27:00 UTC +1000

Every Thursday between 3 and 4pm, Spanish accents can be heard on the back patio of the UniBar. Read more...

Time for an extra coffee break?

Kate McIlwain — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:05:00 UTC +1000

UOW’s second annual Coffee for a Cause is on this week, and hopes to get staff and students indulging in a few extra coffees to help support student scholarships and the environment. Read more...

Book follows Shady's journey to find Elvis - and herself

Nick Hartgerink — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:45:00 UTC +1000

UOW Creative writing lecturer Dr Shady Cosgrove celebrated the release of her new book She Played Elvis with launches in Wollongong and Sydney over the weekend. Read more...

UOW French students test New Caledonian waters

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:13:00 UTC +1000

At the end of last academic year, the University of New Caledonia (UNC) launched its very first Summer School. Read more...

Films outside Hollywood: Workshop looks at East Asian film industries

Kate McIlwain — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:41:00 UTC +1000

A workshop held at UOW last week invited staff and students to explore film industries outside mainstream Hollywood and Europe and look at new international collaborations in East Asian film industries. The workshop was titled “Intersecting Culture, Policy and Praxis Outside of the Holly... Read more...

Award presentation ceremony acknowledges 'Australia's best kept secret'

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:57:00 UTC +1000

One in six Australian children start school speaking two languages -- English and their home language but by the time they reach Year 12 most will have lost their home language and switched to English only. Read more...

New Science Centre exhibit is a window into research world

Kate McIlwain — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:34:00 UTC +1000

Nerve growth, solar cell technology, medical bionics and even a robotic fish called WANDA… This is just some of the fascinating research going on inside the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) at the Innovation Campus. Read more...

UOW academic participates in conference on prisons, human rights, mental health and privatisation

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:15:00 UTC +1000

An academic from the School of Accounting and Finance will be one of the participants at a conference being held in Sydney tomorrow (Saturday 5 September) focused on “Our Prisons – Human Rights, Mental Health and Privatisation”. Read more...

A helping hand for HSC economics students

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:09:00 UTC +1000

Local HSC students had an opportunity today (Friday 4 September) to gain valuable tips from Australian leading economic commentator, Ross Gittens, at the University of Wollongong HSC Economics Studies Day. Read more...

PhD program in Health Informatics wins national recognition

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:28:00 UTC +1000

At the recent annual conference of the Health Informatics Society Australia, held in Canberra, two awards for ‘Highly Commended’ student scientific papers both went to UOW. Read more...

Living, Working, and Playing on the Land

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:03:00 UTC +1000

A survey aimed at understanding the issues important to rural landholders in the Kiama Local Government Area is now being distributed. Read more...

PhD student's double success in overseas scientific journal

Bernie Goldie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:45:00 UTC +1000

A soon-to-graduate PhD student under the supervision of Professor Mark Wilson in Biological Sciences had a manuscript accepted with no revisions requested by the prestigious USA-based scientific journal, The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Read more...

Staff hear update on Excellence in Research for Australia initiative

Bernie Goldie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:02:00 UTC +1000

The second University Research Committee (URC) event of the year recently provided about 100 UOW staff with the opportunity to hear about the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative by guest speakers from the Australian Research Council (ARC). Read more...

Bandaged Bear Benefit Night raises $300,000

Bernie Goldie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:56:00 UTC +1000

A 12-year-old with severe cerebral palsy, Mecenzi Howard, will be one of the main beneficiaries of the Bandage Bear Benefit Night held at West Illawarra Leagues. Read more...

High-level Swedish university visit

Bernie Goldie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:47:00 UTC +1000

A high-level delegation from Umeå University in Sweden have been visiting the University of Wollongong yesterday and today (2 September). Read more...

Sydney Business School research on display at conference

Kate McIlwain — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:56:00 UTC +1000

The Sydney Business School held the 2009 SBS Higher Degree Research Student Conference last week. Read more...

Dual purpose behind a special visit to CMRP

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:01:00 UTC +1000

There was a dual purpose behind the visit of the Professor of Radiology at the University of Washington, Professor Thomas Lewellen, to the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP) on 28 August. Read more...

Topo Rodriguez hosts mental health forum at UOW

Kate McIlwain — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:38:00 UTC +1000

Former rugby star Enrique “Topo” Rodriguez held a Mental Health Education Forum at the University of Wollongong last night (Monday 31 August). Read more...

Physical standards for military service to be benchmarked

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:29:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong has been funded ($1.6 million over three years) to establish a National Centre of Excellence in Physical Employment Standards. Read more...

UOW academic invited to World Innovation Summit for Education

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:43:00 UTC +1000

Associate Professor Ian Brown from UOW’s Faculty of Education has been invited to attend the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) being held from 16-18 November in Doha, Qatar. Read more...

Wollongong hosts forum on ICT and creative industries

Kate McIlwain — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:38:00 UTC +1000

Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy visited Wollongong on Friday to host a national forum on technology and creative industries. Read more...

International cancer workshop at Wollongong Hospital

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:36:00 UTC +1000

Wollongong Hospital played host on 26 August to a scientific workshop looking at the latest international developments in the area of radiation treatments for cancer. Read more...

The week in pictures: celebrating International Week

Kate McIlwain — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:57:00 UTC +1000

International Week has seen UOW’s diversity on display, with a number of different events celebrating the contributions that International students make to the University. Read more...

First joint UOW and CSIRO workshop on superconductors

Bernie Goldie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:03:00 UTC +1000

The first joint University of Wollongong/CSIRO workshop on superconducting materials and devices was held at the Innovation Campus on August 26. Read more...