University of Wollongong

While crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef have long been ecological villains in the popular imagination, sea urchins have mostly crawled under the national radar – until now.Long-spined sea urchins (Centrostephanus…

Five high-achieving students will have the study experience of a lifetime after they were announced as recipients of the annual New Colombo Plan Scholarships.Hannah Lawrance, Lara Hase, Maya Willis, Lauren Kemp and James Watson will spend…

Two University of Wollongong (UOW) historians were named winners of the 2022 Addi Road Award for Multicultural History at the History Council of NSW Annual History Awards last night (Tuesday 6 December 2022) at the State Library of…

The most significant barrier to education many students face, particularly those from the regional and rural areas, is the cost of moving to study at university. The University of Wollongong (UOW) recognises this issue and the increasing…

To boost equal access to high-quality education, the University of Wollongong (UOW) has announced a new partnership with Housing Trust, a for-purpose community-housing provider operating in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. Thanks to this…

The University of Wollongong (UOW) Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences (EIS) has launched a Work Integrated e-Learning Hub (WIL eHub) to provide a streamlined way for engineering and information sciences students to engage…

The University of Wollongong (UOW) last week (Wednesday 12 October) welcomed a group of young women who are members of the Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra (MCCI) Lead the Way program for a day of hands-on workshops and…

The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences (EIS) formally expressed its commitment to being an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work and study at the launch of its Equity, Diversity and…

Fourteen entrepreneurs impressed a panel of judges from industry, government, and education with a pitch for their business idea during the iAccelerate RISE Program at Wingecarribee Shire Civic Centre Theatrette last week (Tuesday, 20…

Hidden beneath the ocean’s surface is a whole separate world of microplastics. Their presence is terrifying because they’re so tiny it’s impossible to contain them. According to the new research by a US-based non-profit Environmental…