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Wednesday 15 April 2026
UOW appoints Professor Ana Deletic as Provost
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New project develops smart surfboard fins to help reduce shark attack risk
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Health and Medicine
Half of psychologists assessing for ADHD don’t follow the diagnostic guidelines, new study shows
This means less-typical presentations of ADHD – such as in women and girls, quiet inattentive adults and high-achieving students – could be overlooked.
Law, Politics and Society
Epstein files reveal the power – and peril – of online sleuths doing the government’s work
Crowdsourced investigations can surface what journalists miss — but they can also destroy reputations on a hunch
Research
Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads?
And are earworms more common with OCD?
UOW expert commentary (9 September)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
UOW expert commentary (26 August)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
Health and Medicine
Is there a right way to talk to your baby? A baby brain expert explains ‘parentese’
Is it better to chat to babies in the tone and pace we’d use when talking to other adults, or is it OK to talk in a slower, higher pitched, sing-song voice?