We showcase the impact of UOW students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.
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
Environment and Energy
On the front line of sea level rises
A warming planet is driving sea level rises and forcing the world map to be redrawn to reflect changes to our coastlines.
Community, Environment and Energy
Investing in the great Australian dream
Human geographer Charlie Gillon finds the great Australian dream of a block of land and house in the suburbs has transformed
Environment and Energy, Study areas, Science and Technology
Fuelling the fire
It’s time now to take control and cut emissions into the atmosphere as our forests are resilient – to a point.
Environment and Energy, Study areas, Science and Technology
A career forged by fire
Robert Sawyer’s 35-year journey from horrific burns to PhD graduate testifies to a tenacity that can’t be broken down.
Environment and Energy
Every last drop
Water is in demand all over the world. But if the coming shortage is not of water, but of storage, then we need to rethink how we capture, store, treat and recycle this most precious of resources.
Environment and Energy
Nemo in hot water
As climate change and rising sea temperatures cause once colourful coral to turn brown and die, researchers explore what coral bleaching means for the creatures that call the reef home.