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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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UOW engineers recognised in Top 100 list
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Professor Judy Raper named as one of Australia's top engineers.
Virtual to reality: mine training keeping workers safer
Simulating dangerous environments through virtual reality training is helping save lives in the coal industry.
Just add water for new wonder material
Walking on water and a liquid that can stop a bullet sound like the powers of comic book superheroes.
Engineering a solution to rustic art
An artistic representation of the relationship between Australia and Japan has been salvaged from decay thanks to the expertise of UOW materials engineers.
Mathematical model takes the guesswork out of stronger, cheaper construction
Designs for buildings in earthquake and erosion-prone areas could be as easy as entering numbers into a tablet.
Single atom of silicon the building block for next-generation electronics
Discovery of silicon's atomic ‘fingerprint’ could pave the way for ultrafast, small and flexible electronics.