Today #UOW Vice-Chancellor and President @UOW_VC is in India with UOW Global Brand Ambassador @gilly381 unveiling UOW's new GIFT City International Branch Campus, @UOWIndia! 🥳 Follow us @UOWAustraliaIndia on Facebook and @UOWIndia on Instagram! #UOWIndia
Congratulations to Professor Patricia M. Davidson and @UOWalumni Dr Sameer Dixit, named 2021 Advance Awards finalists. The Award recognises the outstanding work of global Australians in their respective fields of expertise.
@UOW_VC @smadixit@Advanceuow.to/3gCmvtb
ALT Professor Patricia M. Davidson and Dr Sameer Dixit
UOW welcomes its fifth and first female Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Patricia M. Davidson who is a proud UOW alumna and a global leader in nursing, health care, and advocacy. @UOW_VC
Welcome Professor Davidson! uow.to/3wk1Oro
Global leader in nursing, health, and education to be next UOW Vice-Chancellor. UOW alumna Professor Patricia Davidson to assume role in May 2021 from Johns Hopkins University, USA. bit.ly/3jtALDs#ThisIsUOW@nursingdean
Global insights and analytics firm @Clarivate has released the Highly Cited Researchers™ 2023 list, which includes a number of #UOW scholars, identifying them as pioneers in their fields. 🎉👉 bit.ly/3G0BwB7#UOWResearch
ALT Senior Professor Jun Chen from the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), one of a number of UOW scholars named in the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list.
#UOW researcher @jjyerbury was honoured with the Keys to @Wollongong_City yesterday for his significant achievements in the research of motor neurone disease, and for his inspiration and determination while living with a disability. 🎉👉 uow.to/3Gbj4am#MND#UOWResearch
#UOW has been allocated more than $5 million in funding by the @arc_gov_au for projects under the Discovery Projects scheme. The scheme aims to support forward-thinking research that will generate the crucial information and data necessary for the future. 🎉👏 #UOWResearch
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Congratulations to Professor Patricia M. Davidson (@UOW_VC) and UOW alumnus Dr Sameer Dixit (@smadixit), named 2021 Advance Awards winners🏆🎉
Their exceptional contributions to society are making this world a better place each day.
@UOWalumni@Advanceuow.to/3tkFMEw
ALT Award winners: Professor Patricia M. Davidson and Dr Sameer Dixit
Kindness is not a word usually associated with leadership. Nor is empathy nor compassion.
But for Professor Patricia Davidson, @UOW_VC they are qualities that are at the heart of who she is and how she sees her new role as UOW’s fifth Vice-Chancellor.
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#UOW's Associate Professor Martina Sanderson-Smith has been granted $1 million over three years by @nhmrc to investigate lethal Strep A bacteria. #ThisIsUOW#UOWResearch 👉 bit.ly/3uQ6c2n
COVID-19 lockdowns: The cure is not worse than the disease. Lockdowns aren’t great for our health, but COVID-19 is a whole lot worse an international review led by Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz has concluded
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#UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Patricia Davidson (@UOW_VC) has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship to the Royal College of Nursing for her commitment to advancing the art and science of nursing. Congratulations Professor Davidson! 🎉@theRCN#Nursing#RCN
Internationally renowned scientist Jenny Martin has been appointed to lead UOW’s research and innovation strategy as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (R&I) uow.to/2Q3CmWs
We're deeply saddened by the loss of Prof. Justin Yerbury AM, a true beacon of hope in the fight against MND. To honour his legacy, we're establishing a Chair in Neurodegenerative Diseases, initiated by Justin and his wife Rachel. Join us in this mission: uow.info/for-justin
The Intelligent Polymer Research Institute @IPRI_UOW at #UOW hosted the 2023 Celebration of Collaboration Convention last week. The event celebrated achievements and fostered collaborations between IPRI's alumni and partners. #ThisIsUOW 🎉 👇
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The #UOW Australian Power Quality Research Centre has received $1.1 million from the NSW Government to establish Australia’s first mixed-use, precinct-based #microgrid to enable critical #CleanEnergy research. 👉 uow.to/3r2mlTQ#UOWResearch
#UOW is proud of our @UOW_VC taking part in her second @VinniesAust@CEOSleepout tomorrow night. She will be joining other CEO’s raising funds to help break the cycle of homelessness in Australia. Find out more. 👉 uow.to/3HFddsB. #CEOSleepoutAU
Congratulations to Prof. Patricia Davidson(@nursingdean) for receiving the prestigious Global Health Leadership Award.
The honor recognises Prof. Davidson's exceptional contributions to the advancement of global health worldwide.
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What are the ethics when dramatising #truecrime? #UOW Senior Professor Sue Turnbull discusses the best ways to create compelling crime drama, real or fiction. 👉 bit.ly/3H2KzBN#ThisIsUOW
UOW will play a key role in meeting India's urgent need for additional rail freight transport capacity.
The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on Monday, will pave the way for research, teaching and consultation activities.
Read more:
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A Letter of Intent has been signed between #UOW and GIFT City to establish a UOW teaching location in India. Two Vice-Chancellor #Scholarships for Indian students wishing to enrol at a UOW Australian campus in 2023 were also announced. 👉 uow.to/3zdbN4L@gilly381
UOW has improved our place in the 2021 QS World University Rankings, climbing sixteen places to 196th in the world and 10th in Australia. This new ranking puts UOW into the coveted position of Top 200 universities in the world. @worldunirankinguow.to/3fblEw2
Congratulations to UOW’s very own @TraceyMoroney for receiving an OAM for her services to nursing. What an amazing achievement and just in time for #InternationalNursesDay
His Royal Highness Prince Andrew @TheDukeOfYork has officially opened the new-look University of Wollongong Sydney Business School Circular Quay Campus uow.to/2BgRmqL
Five #UOW researchers are part of an expansive research team driving a first-of-its-kind study tracking global greenhouse gas emissions using @NASA satellite. 🌎 👉 uow.to/3LYw3PG#ThisIsUOW
@UOW_VC announces Professor Sue Bennett as new UOW Executive Dean of the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities @suebennett_edu @UOWASSH#ThisisUOWbit.ly/2XJdGri
At the age of 14, Susie was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. During her time at UOW, Susie underwent four major brain surgeries, which she said severely impacted her studies. Susie has just graduated with a double degree 🎉🎓👏
Read more 👉 uow.to/2ZLJ2dV
“Cancer’s changed me in so many ways.” UOW graduate Jessica Olson has had tough days during her degree, but she was thrilled to be celebrating the end of her studies today 👏🎓uow.to/36H2Ami
#UOW internationally renowned science researcher Prof. Sharon Robinson (@Antarcticmoss) has been recognised for her service to studying climate change in Antactica in the King’s Birthday Honours List. 🎉👉 uow.to/3Cmodcy#UOWResearch
Over four decades of friendship, #UOW Vice-Chancellor & President Patricia Davidson (@UOW_VC) and UOW Head of School (Nursing) @UoWnursing Professor John Daly have helped reimagine the role that nurses play in modern society. Read their story 👉 uow.to/3tjwfPM#WeAreUOW
#UOW has joined @HousingTrustAU in developing the Housing Trust Opportunity Scholarship to help students with the cost of living while completing their undergraduate degree. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3FGi1P0
Our Batemans Bay and Bega campuses have become places of refuge for affected people.
“The University stands with the community as we confront this unprecedented emergency,” says UOW Vice Chancellor Paul Wellings.
Read our full response to the NSW fires: uow.to/2tplK0C
Professor Ross Bradstock, one of the world’s top bushfire ecologists, has been honoured with an Emeritus Professor for his immense contribution to research uow.to/3qGUGmQ @UOWCommunities
"I’m a great believer in focusing on people, and I really think that’s what great universities are made of." @UOW_VC spoke to @TheCEOMagazineG about her career and becoming Vice-Chancellor and President of #UOW in 2021. 👉 bit.ly/3s943wW
#UOW's @tongekaren4 was awarded her #PhD yesterday, recognised for her achievements and research in early childhood education. Read how Dr Tonge is transforming the early years of a child’s life. 🎉 👉 uow.to/3zF4JPv#UOWGrad2022
To ensure students progress while protecting the health of students and staff, Autumn mid-session break is being brought forward, 23 Mar-3 Apr. Programs will be transitioned to remote delivery. Classes will recommence in remote delivery from 6 Apr uow.edu.au/coronavirus/
Addressing #HealthCare was top of the agenda at last week's National Cabinet. #UOW Graduate School of Medicine is proud to contribute to the enhancement of health care in all geographic settings, with a focus on regional, rural and remote communities.🏥 👉 uow.to/3l1inYw
Congratulations to @LizHalcomb named as one of Women in Global Health’s 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses & Midwives for her research, teaching and leadership in primary healthcare nursing
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#UOW Associate Professor Jenny Fisher @AtmosJennyF from the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry has been awarded the 2023 France and Europe EMCR Mobility Grant. Her research explores Southern Ocean mercury cycling and its impacts. 👉 uow.to/3QLRpCd#ThisIsUOW
We have experienced an unprecedented call for support from our students which is why we have established the COVID-19 Financial Assistance Grant Scheme for students most impacted by COVID-19. Apply online from 8 April. uow.to/2R6ULjh
Researchers from @IPRI_UOW recently received $7 million from the Medical Research Future Fund as part national effort to develop cartilage-based stem cell therapies that will revolutionise the treatment of joint diseases. 👉 uow.to/3dPd4bD@GordonGWallace@UniMelb
Congratulations Professor Justin Yerbury @jjyerbury, winner of the 2022 UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific Research. His breakthrough discoveries are informing the search for new therapies for motor neuron disease
#ThisIsUOW#EurekaPrizesuow.to/3wFFdrS
#UOW researchers Tara Alexander and Prof. @PingYu1 have been recognised in the 2022 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards presented by @telstrahealth to celebrate women finding ground-breaking digital solutions in the sector. 🎉 👉 uow.to/3VxcKPE#DigitalHealth
“We’ve bore witness to immense suffering, but have seen the power of our profession.”
A message from UOW’s Vice-Chancellor Designate, Professor Patricia Davidson, in celebration of International Nurses Day. 🏥🩹
#InternationalNursesDay
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Today, we remember the life and achievements of Professor Justin Yerbury AM. The memorial service will be held for family, friends and colleagues on the Wollongong campus. For those who wish to join the live stream, the service will start at 11am (AEST) 👉 bit.ly/3rYPUpD
#UOW Professor @jjyerbury has received the award for Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences in the 2022 NSW Premier’s Prizes for Science & Engineering. 🎉 Professor Yerbury’s work is dedicated to understanding motor neurone disease. 👉 uow.to/3NoDrCw#MND
A massive congratulations to our graduating class of 2020 and 2021. Not only did you finish your degree, but you did so under extra challenging circumstances. We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what you do next!
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Five of #UOW's high performing students have been awarded New Columbo Plan Scholarships, giving them the opportunity to travel, work, and study within the Indo-Pacific region next year 👏 👉 uow.to/new-columbo-plan
#UOW has pledged support for the @ulurustatement from the Heart. Executive Director (Indigenous Strategy) at UOW and Director of Woolyungah Indigenous Centre @JaymeeBeveridge said she was proud to see the University embracing the Uluru Statement. More. 👉 uow.to/3E8bMkA
Tomorrow, His Excellency @ZelenskyyUa, President of #Ukraine will address #UOW students, along with university students from across Australia on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a live streamed and in-person event. To watch the live stream. 👉 uow.to/3BzVMZA
UOW researchers Associate Professor @PeterJKelly14 and Dr Briony Larance to share in prestigious $2.5 million grant funding for a collaborative research project to improve alcohol and drug services in Australia
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For a generation of women who grew up on the life lessons of Dolly and Cleo, @Lisa_Wilkinson AM is a cult hero.
Today we recognised her services to journalism and her advocacy for issues facing young women with an honorary doctorate: uow.to/2L8fzq2
Explore the biological changes in the brains of those with mental illness and discuss current research at #UOW seeking to understand sex differences in the biology. 👉uow.to/427L871@DrKellyNewell@SusanThomas_ @Samara_Brown4 @jarbou_noor
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Congratulations to #UOW's Professor @calebferg who was recently announced as a finalist in the 2023 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. Professor Ferguson has been recognised for his work in stroke prevention.👏 uow.to/3QiAM0s @acn_tweet #ThisIsUOW
Five outstanding academics were named Emeritus Professors at UOW this week. Congratulations to Professor Wenche Ommundsen, Senior Professor Vera Mackie, Senior Professor Julie Steele, Senior Professor David Griffith and Professor Robin Warner uow.to/3u4XSd3
I’m proud to announce I’ve been accepted onto the vascular surgery training program to start in 2022. I will be the first Aboriginal person to train as a vascular surgeon in Australia.
#UOW graduate Teklemariam shares his journey all the way from Eritrea, to UOW College, to a Bachelor of Commerce (Dean’s Scholar). 🎉 🎓 👉 uow.to/3DolHlZ#UOWGrad2022
The first group of international students have arrived back in Wollongong! Students were welcomed back during an event yesterday afternoon where an Illawarra flame tree was planted to commemorate the occasion. ❤️ 👉 uow.to/3GtlHRJ.
Congratulations to UOW Associate Professor Mirella Dottori who has been awarded close to $1M in research funding from the Medical Research Future Fund to develop a curative treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia using human stem cells.
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A new study by #UOW#ANCORS Professor Alistair McIlgorm's examines the economic cost of plastic debris in East Africa, finding there was a measurable impact of US$28 million across Tanzania and Zanzibar in 2019. 👉 uow.to/3nq8IMD#UOWResearch
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Congratulations Dr Hamish Clarke (@SciAtTheLocal), winner of the 2021 Tall Poppy Science Award.
The awards ceremony took place virtually today, recognising Dr Clarke's outstanding research contributions to bushfire risk and #ClimateChange impacts.
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#UOW has maintained its position in the top 250 global institutions in the 2023 @timeshighered Rankings, announced today. UOW achieved an equal 11th rank in Australia and saw improvements in teaching & research reputation & industry income scores. 🎉 👉 uow.to/3Mouusd
Dr Noor Jarbou (@jarbou_noor) celebrated her graduation with a PhD in neuroscience from #UOW. After moving to Australia a decade ago, Dr Jarbou has now become an advocate for the power of diversity, both on and off campus. Learn more. 👉 uow.to/3Sj4Ry8#UOWGrad2023
Congratulations to UOW's Professor Kristine French who was awarded a prestigious Gold Medal from @EcolSocAus in recognition of her substantial contribution to the study of ecology in Australia.
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Hundreds from the #UOW community came together to show their support and solidarity for the Voice to Parliament and for Constitutional reform. Learn more 🙌 👉 uow.to/3ZnhARY#VoteYES#ThisIsUOW @UOW_VC @JaymeeBeveridge
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Beloved #UOW academic and passionate nurse, Dr Kimberley Livingstone was awarded a posthumous PhD this week. She passed away in late January, at the age of 42, after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. 👉 bit.ly/3VZnhG5#UOWGrad2024
A new partnership between #UOW and The Australian-American Fulbright Commission (@AustAmFulbright) will enable outstanding professionals and academics from the United States to undertake study or research in Wollongong. Read more 👉 uow.to/3COIbKy
“This tiny little uni has grown into what it is today. It has been an interesting and dynamic environment.” Emeritus Professor Julie Steele reflects on nearly four decades at UOW, where she forged a remarkable career in research and teaching uow.to/3eeJg5E@JulieSteele6
"I feel optimistic and energised to drive positive social change at UOW to ensure we get closer to creating the organisation and community that we are all striving for."
Find out more about our @UOW_VC approach to #reducinginequalties at UOW. uow.to/3iXbN0E#SDG10#SDG5
Before the country votes in a referendum enshrining a Voice to Parliament, #UOW Indigenous Health academic and Yorta Yorta woman Dr @SummerMayFinlay explains the Uluru Statement from the Heart. 👉 uow.to/3mADYYt#UluruStatement
UOW’s Jindaola program has been recognised for teaching and learning excellence as a finalist in the Australian @FinancialReview higher education awards. uow.to/3F7ZQ1E Congrats to UOW #Woolyungah Centre
Professor Max Lu, Vice-Chancellor of the @UniOfSurrey, was yesterday honoured with a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from UOW for his contribution to research and higher education uow.to/2SLGfMw
We are very proud of #UOW Vice-Chancellor and President @UOW_VC who has been announced as a Finalist for the 2022 @OzCvA Excellence in Cardiovascular Research Awards for her contributions to #research through outstanding mentoring of the next generation of scientists. 👏
The #UOW community-funded Transforming Futures Scholarship enabled UOW student Luke Bradbery to take on double degree after tough adolescence. Hear about his story and how you can help others in need. 👉 uow.to/3UdZ2zq#ThisIsUOW
Congratulations to all finalists in today's UOW #3MT competition. And the winner is… Aaron Hodges who will now represent @UOW at the Asia-Pacific 3MT Final. Congrats also to our Community Panel Award winner Alice O'Keefe and People's Choice award winner Usman Khalil. 👏