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Tuesday 9 December 2025
UOW to lead new $72M ARC Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels
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Severe drought linked to the decline of the hobbits 61,000 years ago
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High school students get a taste of life as a scientist at National Science Week celebrations
UOW will welcome more than 700 high school students from Bulli to Kiama on campus this month as part of 2014 National Science Week celebrations.
A country practice: medical students head to the bush for hands-on experience
UOW medical students will be spending the next year in country regions around NSW.
Custom designed bras in sight thanks to 3D computer-aided design study
It may have been hundreds of years in the making, but relief could be in sight for Australian women wearing uncomfortable, ill-fitting bras.
Study of NSW inmates shows a lack of Omega 3s relates to aggression
Researchers enter NSW prison to see whether good nutrition, and in particular omega-3 fats, has a positive impact on behaviour.Â
UOW supporting easy access to materials and business innovation
University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ research and expertise in producing the new wonder material, graphene, is supporting business innovation through the licensing of a patent to startup venture, NanoCarbon.
Starvation in the midst of plenty... Illawarra leading the way in addressing malnutrition in the elderly
Researchers from UOW and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District have teamed up to develop novel ways to address malnutrition in senior citizens, with figures showing that a third of patients aged 65 and older who are admitted to hospital in the Illawarra are overtly malnourished, while a further 50 per cent are at high nutritional risk.