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Wednesday 15 April 2026
UOW appoints Professor Ana Deletic as Provost
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New project develops smart surfboard fins to help reduce shark attack risk
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Does social media make us more or less lonely? Depends on how you use it
Humans are more connected to each other than ever, thanks to smartphones, the web and social media. At the same time, loneliness is a huge and growing social problem.
Strength from perpetual grief: how Aboriginal people experience the bushfire crisis
The experience of Aboriginal peoples in the fire crisis engulfing much of Australia is vastly different to non-Indigenous peoples.
Virtual reality may be the next frontier in remote mental health care
Remote workers, particularly in the fields of mining and construction, are at greater risk of mental health problems. And accessing quality mental health care can be difficult for them.
At a performance of The White Album, I found the community I needed in a time of crisis
Joan Didion’s The White Album at Sydney Festival created a space for community and connection at the heart of a crisis.
The war on abandoned trolleys can be won. Here's how.
Abandoned trolleys are an all-too-common sight. A solution to this intractable problem depends on a combination of policy and legal changes, public engagement and tracking technology.
A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently
Australia is in the midst of a bushfire crisis that will affect local communities for years, if not permanently, due to a national crisis of underinsurance.