The passion powering tomorrow's nurses

Sharing student experiences to recognise International Nurses Day

Don’t let HECS–HELP reform lead us down a slippery slope

What is the reality of the government's student debt relief plan?

How do recent defamation cases impact press freedom?

Dr Sarah Ailwood explores what this means for sexual assault survivors in the #MeToo era

There's danger in the numbers

Can the Reserve Bank of Australia put the inflation genie back in the bottle?

Tailor your career in fintech at UOW India

Get set to make your mark with a world-class course offering

Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We bring to life subjects that illustrate the impact our students, teaching, research and graduates make in the world.

The Stand exists to unlock the knowledge and expertise inside the University of Wollongong (UOW), telling stories about our people and their accomplishments that inform, educate and inspire. This magazine was born out of a renewed sense of place, purpose and values that will guide the University in fulfilling its role in exploring how to resolve society’s large and complex social, environmental and economic challenges.

We believe education is one of the most powerful transformative forces on communities and individuals. It opens minds and helps people find purpose, meaning – and solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges.

This is our unified story – a story that draws on our past, understands the present, and looks to the future.

Articles

Molecular Horizons: building a dream

You could walk past the latest construction site at the University of Wollongong and think that it's just another building going up, with the usual cranes and noise.

Why purple food is better for your brain

Thirty years ago, Professor Karen Charlton was working as a hospital dietitian in the North East of England. After work she would visit older men who lived alone in sheltered housing accommodation to interview them about what they ate. Professor Charlton smiles when she talks about this time.

How pregnancy impacts a woman's body

Pregnancy is an amazing and surprising time in a woman’s life. As her body becomes a minefield of new experiences, it is pushed to unprecedented levels of stress and endurance.

Why are we so nostalgic for the 1990s?

The past few years have seen a surprising love for the 1990s – fuelled by our new methods of consuming content – that has infiltrated all areas of our culture and shows little signs of abating.

The path to peace in Afghanistan

With an astronomical cost that rises by the day, the Afghanistan War can only end through one route - diplomacy.

The Aquarian Uprising

It was a time of great achievement but also a time of great turbulence. The rebellions of the decade exploded, giving way to the chaos and division of the 1970s.