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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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Seal pups and penguin chicks exposed to much more UV
Four years of persistent ozone holes have sparked concern about what more UV is doing to Antarctic ecosystems
UOW Nursing lecturer recognised for work in sustainability
Journal applauds work to embed sustainability in curriculum
STEMM professionals invited to share mental health impacts of climate research work
Effects of climate anxiety and eco-grief to be measured
Research shows Indigenous cultural burning promotes soil health, ecosystem
New study examined differences between cultural burning and agency-led prescribed burning on NSW South Coast
UOW expert commentary (11 March)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all
What does fire management do to soils? We compared prescribed burning to cultural burning and looked at how soil properties changed after fire. Cultural burning was better.