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Articles
Community, Environment and Energy
Weeding out trouble
New research from UOW reveals that collective action is critical to managing invasive species and building more resilient landscapes
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
Mapping a SAEF future in science
A love of nature has pushed Cassie Newman to embrace even the most unexpected opportunities, taking her from the beachside outer suburbs of Auckland to the sub-Antarctic islands, the University of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and, hopefully one day, Antarctica.
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
The conservation crisis facing South Australia’s koalas
Much of the narrative around Australia’s koala population has focused on the dwindling population of the iconic native animal.
Community, Environment and Energy
Walking with trees
Landscapers, botanists, Indigenous knowledge holders and designers came together to reimagine a familiar campus feature - and in the process, changed how they see the trees themselves.
Students
PhD graduate’s environmental passion sparks breakthrough in microplastics pollution control
As a child, Dr Michael Staplevan spent his days on the New South Wales South Coast immersed in the outdoors. Growing up in Tabourie Lake, he remembers a childhood spent always outside.
Community
Putting a lid on recycling myths
National Recycling Week (11–17 November) aims to improve recycling knowledge and promote better practices. We asked UOW's Dominique Di Leva to set the record straight on some of the most persistent recycling misconceptions.