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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
Students
How Hussain turned his passion for coding into reality
For Hussain Al Saaid, computers have never just been machines. From the moment he first wrote the code in primary school, they became a way to turn imagination into reality.
Students
How Gabrielle found her path and succeeded in Law at UOW Liverpool
Gabrielle didn鈥檛 plan on studying law. In fact, it wasn鈥檛 even on her radar when she finished high school. But a last-minute decision to try something different led her to UOW Liverpool - and changed her future. She discovered a supportive community, inspiring teachers, and a new passion that helped her carve out a place in the legal world.
Community
Emma McKeon honoured at UOW
The uni pool was cold at 5am in winter. The days were long. But for a young Emma McKeon, training at the 精东传媒 of 精东传媒 (UOW) meant more than braving chilly mornings, the occasional twig in the lane and endless laps under her coach-dad鈥檚 watchful eye 鈥� it was a daily lesson in perseverance.
Students
PhD graduate’s environmental passion sparks breakthrough in microplastics pollution control
As a child, Dr Michael Staplevan spent his days on the New South Wales South Coast immersed in the outdoors. Growing up in Tabourie Lake, he remembers a childhood spent always outside.
Alumni, Environment and Energy
Force of gravity
The UOW graduate putting retired mineshafts to work for our green energy future
Environment and Energy
Setting the stage for greener housing
Team UOW Australia reminisces on how they retrofitted the first-ever net-zero house and won Solar Decathlon China