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Spray-on skin pioneer Fiona Wood to speak at UOW on innovation in skin regeneration
Read more about Spray-on skin pioneer Fiona Wood to speak at UOW on innovation in skin regenerationThursday 30 April 2026
Eight UOW students awarded prestigious Westpac Scholarships
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Health and Medicine
Better equipping our nurses for aged care
Researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) are calling on Registered Nurses to help them assess the competencies of nurses in the aged care system.
Law, Politics and Society
‘Virtual museum’ to preserve Australia’s rural medical history
History of rural medicine in New South Wales to be showcased in new online museum.
Health and Medicine
Circle of silence perpetuates chronic use of sleeping tablets in older Australians
Study looks at older Australians’ attitudes to ceasing long-term use of sleeping tablets.
Science and Technology
Harvesting seaweed to make skin from the sea
Researchers from the South Coast of NSW are hoping to develop new treatments for burns and wounds, by using the most plentiful resource at their fingertips – the sea.
Health and Medicine
Landmark study tests whether omega-3s can reduce aggression in prisons
Researchers to test whether omega-3s can reduce aggressive behaviour in Australian prisoners.
Health and Medicine
Pilot study tests possible diagnostic tools for Motor Neurone Disease
Researchers test possible diagnostic tools for the devastating neurodegenerative condition, Motor Neurone Disease.