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Wednesday 30 September 2026
Research quality climbs 30 places in 2027 THE World University Rankings
Read more about Research quality climbs 30 places in 2027 THE World University RankingsWednesday 30 September 2026
Drones, satellites and AI help scientists watch over Antarctica’s smallest lifeforms
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Shaping the future: how science is making surfing more sustainable
UOW launches Surf Flex Lab Fund to continue pioneering research in surf engineering
UOW early career researchers awarded $1.3 million in funding
Dr Elyse Stanes, Dr Anna Farmery and Dr Yannan Li to advance their research over next three years
Cracking the code for Parkinson’s, one cell at a time
UOW researchers receive $1.3M funding from The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Shake It Up Australia to further understanding of Parkinson’s disease
UOW experts available for comment this week (27 September - 1 October)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in the Australian Alps – and it’s a problem
When you think of backcountry snow adventures, you think of pristine wilderness. But there’s a problem: what to do with your poo.
We helped fill a major climate change knowledge gap, thanks to 130,000-year-old sediment in Sydney lakes
Our new research investigated how erosion transports carbon to the bottom of lakes, where it’ll never be released into the atmosphere.