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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
Professor Cook and his fantastic voyage
Professor Chris Cook has seen the 51 transform from “a carpark, an oval, a pond and a couple of buildings” into a world-class institution.
Fight or flight?
Our ability to maintain focus and make effective decisions under pressure and in the face of adversity is influenced by our mental toughness.
Discovering new chapters in our story
The story of the Hobbits, a new species of tiny people that would rewrite history books, capture imaginations around the world
Against the odds
A young village girl from Thailand with a passion for mathematics proved that it doesn't matter where you come from, you can change the world.
Finding clues to climate change
UOW scientists are part of a NASA satellite mission to see how the planet breathes.
Repairing us when we break. In 3D.
The statistics make for grim reading. Almost one in three deaths in Australia were caused by or related to some form of cardiovascular disease.