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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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New exhibition shines light on criminals from 1870 to 1930
Captured: Portraits of Crime highlights the untold stories of individuals in the historic NSW justice system
Amnesty for drug traffickers? That’s one Mexican presidential candidate’s pitch to voters
With over 29,000 murders, 2017 was the deadliest year in Mexico since modern record-keeping began. Nearly two-thirds of Mexicans say crime and violence are the biggest problems facing their country.
Future Fuels to ease Australia’s transition to low-carbon economy
UOW a partner in new $90 million national research centre
A record 29,000 Mexicans were murdered last year – can soldiers stop the bloodshed?
Mexico’s war on drugs has left 234,966 people dead in the last 11 years. In 2017 alone, the country saw some 29,000 murders, the highest annual tally since such record-keeping began in 1997.
UOW finds and fixing superannuation errors
The University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (UOW) has today (Wednesday 5 April 2017) committed to fully remediate incorrect superannuation contributions after discovering longstanding anomalies in its payroll system potentially affecting thousands of current and former employees since 2009.
Should gifted students go to a separate school?
Despite two Senate inquiries in 1988 and 2001, it has taken 15 years and a state parliamentary review for the Victorian government to decide to build a specialist high school for students who are gifted, specifically targeting those from rural and regional Victoria.