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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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Environment and Energy
All hands on board to battle microplastics
UOW students conduct beach sampling to assess the extent of microplastic pollution in Wollongong
Environment and Energy
Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in the Australian Alps – and it’s a problem
When you think of backcountry snow adventures, you think of pristine wilderness. But there’s a problem: what to do with your poo.
We helped fill a major climate change knowledge gap, thanks to 130,000-year-old sediment in Sydney lakes
Our new research investigated how erosion transports carbon to the bottom of lakes, where it’ll never be released into the atmosphere.
Environment and Energy
Global research on tidal marshes sounds the alarm on climate change
UOW research forms part of study comparing 97 sites worldwide
Arts and Culture, Environment and Energy
Powerful new Antarctica exhibition focuses on future of the White Continent
Collaborative project explores conversations between artists, scientists, and public on how to protect Antarctica
Science and Technology, Environment and Energy
Students to work together to explore solutions to the scourge of microplastics
Interprofessional Education Day to bring students from all UOW faculties together