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Wednesday 27 May 2026
UOW secures $2.1 million boost for research with real-world impact
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Early Start leaves lasting impact on children’s wellbeing, development
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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.
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
New resource aims to help improve health outcomes for people living with dementia
Online resource aims to help Australia cope with the impending increase in dementia by 2020.
Education
New Social Sciences Executive Dean announced
A senior figure in the public health sector in Australia, Professor Glenn Salkeld, will take up the role as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at UOW.
Health and Medicine
Arthritis patients are ‘at risk’ of mismanaging their paracetamol intake
Many Australians with arthritis may be putting their health ‘at risk’ by inadvertently mismanaging medication.
Education
Preschoolers encouraged to move more, sit less
Standing Preschools project investigates the positive health effects of moving more and sitting less.