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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
Human trial begins on health benefits of seaweed fibre
World first human trial to determine if seaweed can help chronic disorders such as Type 2 Diabetes.
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.
Arts and Culture
Liquid body armour to printed body parts: UOW research ahead of its time
We don’t yet have a flying car or hoverboards, but UOW is developing a range of new technologies that would make Doc Emmett Brown exclaim “great Scott!”
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.
Health and Medicine
Caring for dementia under reforms
Researcher receives $570K to investigate the impact of new reforms on people with dementia.
Illawarra’s ‘Cancer Good News’ campaign wins Australian Multicultural Marketing Award
Project that encourages Macedonian and Serbian communities to be screened for cancer wins national award.