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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
Health and Medicine, Health and Medicine, Community, Study areas
How pregnancy impacts a woman's body
Pregnancy is an amazing and surprising time in a woman鈥檚 life. As her body becomes a minefield of new experiences, it is pushed to unprecedented levels of stress and endurance.
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
A healthy diet for a healthy planet
Forecasts suggest that by 2050, 10 billion people will inhabit the earth, requiring the production of 70 to 100 per cent more food.
Community, Education, Health and Medicine
A rural training ground for our future doctors
For a group of UOW medical students, having the chance to immerse themselves in a town like Grafton provides vital training, experience, and an insight into life outside the city.
Alumni
Painting the town silver
How a desire to help Australia鈥檚 ageing population has inspired one UOW graduate to create a unique walking and falls prevention program that鈥檚 changing lives.
Alumni
A life-changing gift
It is a gesture that is, as yet, unquantifiable. But the impact on the health of our communities is full of possibility.
Alumni
Nursing on the front line
If you were stranded on a deserted island 鈥� or in a jungle, or a conflict zone, or in the middle of an earthquake 鈥� what would you take? You鈥檇 take Russell Banks, if you wanted to survive. The no-fear nurse has saved countless lives in all kinds of remote locations and precarious situations 鈥� and has ample tales to tell from his many adventures.