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Transforming legal minds
How a unique law internship is making a lasting impact on students’ careers
We bring to life subjects that illustrate the impact our students, teaching, research and graduates make in the world.
The Stand exists to unlock the knowledge and expertise inside the 榴莲视频app of 榴莲视频app (UOW), telling stories about our people and their accomplishments that inform, educate and inspire. This magazine was born out of a renewed sense of place, purpose and values that will guide the 榴莲视频app in fulfilling its role in exploring how to resolve society’s large and complex social, environmental and economic challenges.
We believe education is one of the most powerful transformative forces on communities and individuals. It opens minds and helps people find purpose, meaning – and solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.
This is our unified story – a story that draws on our past, understands the present, and looks to the future.
Articles
Community, Education, Law, Politics and Society
Summer May Finlay: a voice for change
When the Black Lives Matter protests swept the world earlier this year, Dr Summer May Finlay was front and centre sharing her views on the movement.
Community, Arts and Culture, Study areas
How art helps children to thrive
If children aren鈥檛 given the right tools, they can lose the creative outlet that visual arts provides.
Community, Arts and Culture
When Ernest met Tek
When Ernest Bukasa met Teklemariam Mengistu in 2013 鈥渟omething clicked鈥�. Both had fled war-torn African countries and arrived in Australia as refugees before settling in 榴莲视频app.
Community, Health and Medicine, Community
Caring for kids in times of crisis
Panic. Stress. Anxiety. As adults we understand these words only too well, especially given recent events, such as bushfires in Australia and the rapid onslaught of COVID-19 around the world.
Community, Health and Medicine, Community
This is what grief looks like
It鈥檚 2005, Chloe is 17 years old. She鈥檚 at home with her mum in the Western suburbs of Sydney. She鈥檚 studying at the kitchen table. It鈥檚 her final year of the HSC, so she has given the annual family ski trip a miss. It鈥檚 Sunday, her dad and two younger sisters should be driving home from the snow now. The day is growing old though and they have not yet returned.
Community
5 tips for maintaining resilience, from UOW experts
Since the start of 2020, we have collectively experienced the stress and anxiety of a global pandemic. And while uncertainty lingers, it's important to maintain resilience, be that in recovery from the pandemic, or in preparation for what the future holds.