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Thursday 10 September 2026
190,000-year-old cave reveals how ancient human species lived and adapted
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Dads who read to their children give them an early start
Dads who read, draw, do puzzles and other activities are not only helping their children develop motor skills, they may also be shaping their learning ability.
Education
Global experts on early years of childhood to propose future strategies
Inaugural Early Start conference examines theme of ‘changing children’s lives.
Education
Early Start gains traction as an international leader in child development
Prestigious international journal to dedicate an entire special edition to UOW's early childhood research.
Education
Preschoolers encouraged to move more, sit less
Standing Preschools project investigates the positive health effects of moving more and sitting less.
Education
Minister launches $44million blueprint for 21st century early childhood learning
Australia’s Minister for Social Services The Hon Scott Morrison MP officially opened the most sophisticated early childhood teaching, research and community engagement initiative ever undertaken in Australia on Wednesday 8 July at UOW.
Education
Learning through play - Australia’s only children’s museum launches in Wollongong
Australia’s only dedicated ‘children’s museum’, and the first-of-its-kind in the world based on a university campus, has been launched at UOW.