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Coal was king of the Industrial Revolution, but not always the path to a modern economy
Coal powered the machinery and lit what English poet William Blake described as ‘dark satanic mills’, writes Professor Simon Ville.
A 700,000-year-old fossil find shows the Hobbits’ ancestors were even smaller
New evidence shows hobbits were in Indonesia at least 700,000 years ago, writes Dr Gerrit (Gert) van den Bergh.
Remarkable new finds are clues to ‘hobbit’ ancestry
International team of researchers find 700,000-year-old hobbit remains.
Engineering students map flood risk in megacity of Jakarta
A group of UOW engineering students have investigated the deepest depths of Jakarta in not unchallenging conditions – all in the name of research.
UOW welcomes new Dean of Medicine
The University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (UOW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nicholas Zwar as its new Dean of Medicine.
Unclear about fairness, Australia’s major parties focus on expediency
Scott Morrison said the government’s changes to superannuation were done in the name of fairness, writes UOW's Associate Professor Gregory Melleuish.