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Wednesday 30 September 2026
Research quality climbs 30 places in 2027 THE World University Rankings
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Drones, satellites and AI help scientists watch over Antarctica’s smallest lifeforms
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Three ways to fix the problems caused by rezoning inner-city industrial land for mixed-use apartments
Can urban policy make room for manufacturing and create real diversity and a mix of employment opportunities in our cities?
Riots in West Papua: why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises
Political arrests have been on the rise in recent years in restive West Papua, and the local population is pushing for a new referendum on independence
Mexican women are angry about rape, murder and government neglect – and they want the world to know
With 1,812 women killed this year already, Mexico is Latin America’s second-deadliest place for women after Brazil.
UOW expert commentary this week (20 – 24 August)
UOW academics provide expert comment, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories.
These 'job snob' claims don't match the evidence
The latest claim that job-seekers are actively snubbing work opportunities flies in the face of research.
There’s no evidence 5G is going to harm our health, so let’s stop worrying about it
The roll-out of 5G is raising concerns about the effects it may have on our health. But the scientific evidence we’ve got assures us there’s no reason to worry.