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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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Battery to power implant, then disappear
A battery that could be inserted in the body to power a medical implant and then simply disappear once used is one step closer.
Protecting journalism sources in a digital age
UOW academics and students collaborate on special UN study, which has just been launched in Paris, London and New York.
European Space Agency engineer to inspire Australia’s next crop of innovators
More than 900 primary and high school students will converge on UOW on Wednesday 4 November for Australia’s largest science fair.
Young designers re-invent condom branding and packaging
The winners of an international competition to redesign the branding and packaging of condom has been announced.
World-first study to boost standard of early childhood teaching
The New South Wales Minister for Early Childhood Education Leslie Williams has announced a new study that will offer professional development to early childhood teachers and educators around the State in order to promote children’s learning.
Study turns the hose on sprinklers this bushfire season
The use of water sprinkler systems as a way of protecting homes in bushfire-prone areas is being put to the test.