ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app

Celebrating the art and stories of the Illawarra

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Art Collection features thousands of works that represent and shape the University's cultural identity

Life lessons at the feet of grandmother mountain

Indigenous Elder Dr Aunty Barbara Nicholson has changed lives for decades from ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app to behind prison walls.

Nurturing and educating the youngest minds on campus

Jenni Smith reflects on the privilege of helping the smallest voices create the greatest impact

Welcome to The Stand Magazine

We showcase the impact of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app students, teaching, research, and graduates on the world. Our mission is to share inspiring stories that educate and motivate, highlighting the transformative power of education in addressing global challenges.

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 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app 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

Life in lockdown

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Bachelor of Engineering alumnus Paul Batten lives and works in Barcelona, Spain and started living the quarantine life from March 1, 2020.

The city that never sleeps, comes to a standstill

A concrete jungle where dreams are made of. Where vagabond shoes are longing to stray. New York, New York. It was a city that never slept, until it woke up in a nightmare where it became the centre of the COVID-19 pandemic and the city came to an abrupt standstill.

Life in lockdown

Jiayuan Liu tells us that while the lockdown period was not easy - there were some silver linings. The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app Master of Engineering alumna lives and works in Wuhan, China, and like many thousands in her community, was only able to leave her home after the nearly two-and-a-half month lockdown was officially lifted on April 8, 2020.

A lesson in appreciation

The 2020 school year began tentatively, with a menacing pandemic in the shadows. It comes to an end, however, on a note of triumph, with a new appreciation for the teachers who united to take on the unprecedented challenge of implementing mass remote-learning during the shutdown. We spoke to the principals of two very different schools on their success strategy.

Connecting our global community

Throughout 2020 we were fortunate to be able to connect, collaborate and engage with our global community of more than 160,000 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app alumni.

Universities in a post-COVID world

Universities have been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic and their purpose has never been more important, according to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½app’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Theo Farrell.