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Wednesday 17 June 2026
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Fight against climate change demands urgent action
Acclaimed scientist, conservationist, and global warming activist Professor Tim Flannery to give free public lecture in Wollongong
High school students treated to hands-on science week
High school students with a passion for science were invited to UOW last month to dabble in DNA, undertake the same training nurses do at university and use satellite data to investigate climate change.
Next-generation batteries light up symposium
More than 130 scholars will descend on the University of Wollongong (UOW) Innovation Campus this week to discuss the next generation of batteries.
The traditionalists are restless, so why don’t they have a party of their own in Australia?
Gregory Melleuish, University of Wollongong
Materials scientist named Eureka Prize finalist
Professor Gordon Wallace nominated for a prestigious Eureka Prize for his pioneering work developing ‘intelligent polymers’.
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.