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Monday 20 April 2026
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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.
Empathetic leadership is the way of the future
On International Women鈥檚 Day, I鈥檇 like to remind all women the quote from Michelle Obama: 鈥淣o-one told me I could do it.鈥�
Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger
And it鈥檚 wiping out gains in energy efficiency, write Kate Wingrove and Emma Heffernan
UOW well placed to deliver on Accord’s equity agenda
The Australian Universities Accord Final Report aligns with UOW鈥檚 longstanding commitment to expanding access to higher education, writes Vice-Chancellor Professor Patricia Davidson
We discovered a ‘gentle touch’ molecule is essential for light tactile sensation in humans – and perhaps in individual cells
Our bodies have a dedicated channel for sensing only the very lightest of touches
Secrets in the canopy: scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacific
By lifting their gaze to the treetops rather than poking around on the ground, researchers discovered eight new species of masked bees