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Wednesday 15 April 2026
UOW appoints Professor Ana Deletic as Provost
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New project develops smart surfboard fins to help reduce shark attack risk
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Law, Politics and Society, Health and Medicine
COVID-19 lockdowns: The cure is not worse than the disease
Lockdowns not associated with large numbers of deaths in countries that avoided large COVID-19 epidemics
Health and Medicine
Trending tweets greatest amplifier of dodgy diets
Health and nutrition among the most common topics where misinformation is shared on social media
Health and Medicine
Research to help military families returning home after deployment
PhD student inviting defence members to respond to survey
Health and Medicine
Funding boost for research to treat Friedreich’s ataxia
UOW Associate Professor Mirella Dottori leads research into stem-cell therapy
Education, Health and Medicine
Podcasting overcomes hurdles to immerse students in the world of workers’ experiences
Academics have had to be creative and flexible about how they engage their students with crucial learning, and podcasting is one way to do this
Health and Medicine
People's odds of loneliness could fall by up to half if cities hit 30% green space targets
And the benefits are even stronger for people who live alone