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Tuesday 15 September 2026
$30 million UOW Futures Fund to create opportunity for generations
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Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
$1.55m grant to unlock hidden capacity in Australia’s electricity networks
UOW researchers work with industry partners on system that identifies bottlenecks and redirects power to where it’s needed most
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
The first wave of bird flu is the worst: what Australia can learn from overseas
Whether a bird species collapses or merely stumbles under H5N1 depends less on the virus itself than on habitat, nutrition and the other pressures already stacked against it
Environment and Energy, Research, Science and Technology
This rare Australian wattle is on the brink of extinction: new research
A rare South Australian wattle has been confirmed as a genetically distinct species but new research shows it has lost 98% of its population since 1830.
Environment and Energy
Cheap, effective and dangerous: how Australian farmers came to depend on the toxic weedkiller paraquat
Despite concerns that longer-term exposure could be linked to Parkinson’s disease, there are few alternatives suited to current farming practices
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
World-first global assessment maps PFAS pollution in whales and dolphins
Toothed whales serve as early warning sign of how forever chemicals have infiltrated our oceans
Environment and Energy
Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way
Climate change adaptation needs to be a collaborative and community-driven project