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Wednesday 17 June 2026
UOW partners with Illawarra Disability Alliance to enhance local services
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UOW celebrates the life of former Vice-Chancellor Ken McKinnon AO
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Health and Medicine
$200K scholarship fund to help heal Indigenous trauma
Scholarship fund to allow more students to study Australia’s first Indigenous Trauma Recovery Program.
Health and Medicine
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute attracts new talent to the region
Following an extensive recruitment effort, the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) has appointed high-profile academic Professor David Adams as its Executive Director.
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Caring for dementia under reforms
Researcher receives $570K to investigate the impact of new reforms on people with dementia.
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New resource aims to help improve health outcomes for people living with dementia
Online resource aims to help Australia cope with the impending increase in dementia by 2020.
Health and Medicine
Crunching the numbers for better cancer care
Study shows best locations for radiotherapy treatment centres to deal with growing need for cancer care.
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Dumpster diving for dinner: do you have what it takes to eat ‘freegan’ food?
It’s a Sunday night, sometime after 9pm, I (Shady) am in my car, parked in front of Aldi in Wollongong, writes Associate Professor Karen Charlton.