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Thursday 11 June 2026
UOW celebrates the life of former Vice-Chancellor Ken McKinnon AO
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Education
ATAR results are in – but your number doesn't define you
As Year 12 students receive their rankings this week, experts say there are many pathways forward and it's OK to keep your result private
Education, Environment and Energy, Research, Science and Technology
UOW secures $2.6m in funding for breakthrough research
ARC projects will close key knowledge gaps, driving positive change for families, industries and the environment
Environment and Energy
UOW to lead new $72M ARC Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels
National research effort to build Australia’s sovereign clean energy future
Research, Science and Technology
Severe drought linked to the decline of the hobbits 61,000 years ago
New study links climate stress to the disappearance of early human species Homo floresiensis, the 'hobbits' of Flores
Environment and Energy, Research
Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range
The moss beds in Antarctica are like miniature forests – they create their own climate.
Science and Technology
Meet the weird, wonderful creatures that live in Australia’s desert water holes
They might not be there much longer