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Monday 15 December 2025
UOW appoints new Council members
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Festering families, difficult truths and transcendent grace: best podcasts of 2025
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Rails on rubber: recycled tyres to aid rail transport
Used tyres could be part of the solution to delivering high-speed rail and more efficient freight services in Australia.
Launch of new resources helps people with dementia and their Carers ‘ReThink Respite’
Researchers launch innovative project supporting carers and people living with dementia to rethink respite.Â
Pioneering a new field of biomedical research to better understand neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists at UOW are using novel tools derived from Earth sciences to better understand the role of metals in the development of neurodegenerative diseases including MND and Alzheimer’s.Â
Putting a lid on child obesity with Australian-first online program
Online lifestyle program promoting healthy weight in preschoolers to be trialled in the Illawarra.Â
McKinnon Walker Trust a gift to water the seeds of innovation
Former University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor Ken McKinnon AO and Suzanne Walker, a UOW alumna, have gifted more than $1 million to UOW for a fund that fosters innovation and supports excellence.
Family background matters more to earnings than previously thought
Australia’s reputation as a nation that provides economic opportunity to all people is under threat. Â