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Monday 14 September 2026
Christen Chisholm named MND Australia’s Early Career Researcher of the Year
Read more about Christen Chisholm named MND Australia’s Early Career Researcher of the YearThursday 10 September 2026
190,000-year-old cave reveals how ancient human species lived and adapted
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LIFT 2024 launched to boost women’s participation in STEM and entrepreneurship
Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic celebrated entrepreneurial spirit of scholarship recipients
Business and Economy
UOW receives funding boost to enhance innovation
Entrepreneurs and small business to benefit from funding to increase collaboration with researchers
UOW expert commentary (11 March)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
What are the four waves of feminism? And what comes next?
We’re used to describing feminism in ‘waves’, from the first in 1848, campaigning for women to vote, to the current fourth wave, in the age of #metoo. But do waves still work to describe feminism?
Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all
What does fire management do to soils? We compared prescribed burning to cultural burning and looked at how soil properties changed after fire. Cultural burning was better.
Environment and Energy
Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger
And it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency, write Kate Wingrove and Emma Heffernan