Media Releases: News & Media @ UOW

UOW offers high schools a good kick-start to physical education programs

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:56:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong’s School of Health Sciences has begun programs offering support to high schools in the delivery of the HSC’s Personal Development Health and Physical Education subject. Read more...

UOW’s position in top 2 per cent of world universities reinforced

Kate McIlwain — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:42:00 UTC +1000

A second highly-respected university rankings scheme has confirmed the University of Wollongong’s spot in the world’s top two per cent of universities. Read more...

Looking into the future of eLearning

Bernie Goldie — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:52:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong (UOW) is hosting an eLearning Futures Forum tomorrow (Thursday 9 October). Read more...

Special engineering summit for young women

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:43:00 UTC +1000

A three-night residential summit for young women interested in a career in engineering will be held at the University of Wollongong from 12 to 15 January 2009. Read more...

Large high heel shoe and beer can sculptures to raise awareness of consumers' waste

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:01:00 UTC +1000

Two eye-catching sculptures – a large high heel shoe and a beer can – will temporarily grace the grounds of the University of Wollongong from Monday 6 October as part of a waste awareness initiative. Read more...

Legacies of the turbulent late 1960s revisited

Bernie Goldie — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:21:00 UTC +1000

Political, union and environmental activists including Jack Mundey, Meredith Burgmann, Michael Matteson, Rowan Cahill, Hall Greenland and Fred Moore will be speakers at a workshop revisiting the legacies of 1968 to be held at the University of Wollongong tomorrow (Thursday 2 October) an... Read more...

Portrayal of the Middle Ages on film and television

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:54:00 UTC +1000

Australian postgraduates, whose research involves examining contemporary representations of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in recent films and television shows, will hold a symposium at the University of Wollongong tomorrow (Wednesday 1 October) and Thursday, 2 October. Read more...

Power quality conference told of key challenges for electricity supply industry

Kate McIlwain — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:28:00 UTC +1000

The General Manager for Integral Energy’s Network Development and Control, Mr Rod Howard, this morning (September 29) outlined the key challenges ahead for the electricity supply industry in an environment of providing a sustainable level of power quality and reliability. Read more...

International power quality conference set to start

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:34:00 UTC +1000

Industries and homes depend heavily on reliable power quality. The world’s leading experts in this field arrive in Wollongong this weekend for the 13th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power (ICHQP). Read more...

From Elvis impersonators to economic development -- rural festivals in Australia

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:30:00 UTC +1000

Results from a three-year Australian Research Council (ARC) Festivals Project, which show the significant financial and employment benefits from festivals held in rural communities, will be outlined at a seminar at the University of Wollongong today (Friday 26 September). Read more...

Mug Shots exhibition features works of 15 photographers

Kate McIlwain — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:50:00 UTC +1000

Three University of Wollongong staff members are among 15 photographers involved in an exhibition of their works now open at the Project Contemporary Artspace in Keira Street Wollongong. Read more...

Indigenous research seminar

Kate McIlwain — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:16:00 UTC +1000

Woolyungah Indigenous Centre will present a research seminar today, featuring author Dr Karen Martin. Read more...

UOW psychologist elected to senior Australian post

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:24:00 UTC +1000

A University of Wollongong psychology academic has been elected Chair of the Council of Psychologists Registration Boards. Read more...

Funding of $900,000 for UOW to aid in global research effort

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:29:00 UTC +1000

Researchers at the University of Wollongong have been awarded about $900,000 for two separate projects – one involving global climate change and the other which will assist in the development of clean energy technologies. Read more...

Replacing animals for scientific and medical research -- national symposium

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:11:00 UTC +1000

A national symposium has been organised by two academics from the University of Wollongong for scholars and researchers with expertise and interest in the replacement of animals in scientific and medical research. Read more...

'Youth Off The Streets' and Timor-Leste beneficiaries of four-day student leadership event

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:58:00 UTC +1000

Founder and CEO of ‘Youth Off The Streets’, Father Chris Riley, and former Australian Democrats and Labor politician, Cheryl Kernot, will be among speakers for the “Students 4 Students National Leadership Conference” to be held at the University of Wollongong from 27... Read more...

Julian Burnside to deliver 28th Kirby Public Lecture

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:46:00 UTC +1000

Nationally respected human rights lawyer (Tampa, asylum seekers) Julian Burnside, QC, will present the 28^th Kirby Public Lecture on Thursday 25 September. Read more...

Strong Australian university representation at data warehousing conference

Bernie Goldie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:30:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong will tomorrow (Tuesday 23 September) and Wednesday 24 September play host to about 100 representatives across 30 Australian universities attending the 2008 ‘Higher Education Data Warehousing Conference’. Read more...

Science Centre to glow pink for Breast Cancer month

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:00:00 UTC +1000

The University of Wollongong’s Science Centre Planetarium will be a blaze of pink from Monday evening (September 22) to help raise awareness of the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Campaign. Read more...

Photographic exhibition highlights fragile nature of environment

Bernie Goldie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:41:00 UTC +1000

A scientist with an international reputation in Antarctic climate change research will hold a joint exhibition of Antarctic photos at Artinport in Port Kembla from September 28 to October 11. Read more...

Public Lecture by High Court Justice

Bernie Goldie — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:28:00 UTC +1000

Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia will present a public lecture tomorrow (Thursday 18 September) entitled “The High Court of Australia – the Most Common Questions”. Read more...

World's power quality experts Wollongong bound

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:02:00 UTC +1000

The 13th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power (ICHQP) – one of the premier conferences of its kind in this field -- will be held at the University of Wollongong from 28 September to 1 October. Read more...

Leaping ahead: NRG dancers are cheering champs

Kate McIlwain — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:07:00 UTC +1000

UOW’s on-campus dance studio, NRG Studios, has blitzed their first state cheerleading championships – taking our first place in five categories as well as a number of other awards. Read more...

Climate change impacts on Australian terrestrial biodiversity

Bernie Goldie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:58:00 UTC +1000

How the impacts of climate change will affect Australian terrestrial biodiversity will be the focus of the 2008 Allan Sefton Memorial Lecture to be delivered on Tuesday 23 September. Read more...

Welcome to SInet -- here to improve quality of life

Bernie Goldie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:24:00 UTC +1000

Imagine a government or community body that has a complex task needing help which could be achieved by tapping into a range of academic expertise across various disciplines all in one go – then welcome to SInet. Read more...