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Wednesday 7 January 2026
NATO funds UOW research to protect drones against cyber attacks
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Remote First Nations students sample Illawarra study and career options
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Illawarra researchers help local residents fight battle of the bulge
University of Wollongong and Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District researchers are inviting Illawarra residents who are concerned about their weight and lifestyle to get involved in an innovative new trial of a personalised health program that will help them lose weight and develop a healthier lifestyle.
Motor Neurone Disease Week highlights local research
The Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), based on the University of Wollongong campus, will host a research open day on Monday 5 May to part of the national Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Week,
Discovery could lead to new drug targets to fight Alzheimer's Disease
In collaboration with researchers at the University of Oxford (UK), scientists at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), based at the University of Wollongong, have made a significant contribution to the worldwide search for drug targets to prevent or treat age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia, which affect more than 44.4 million people worldwide.
International students give UOW College a glowing report card
International students have given UOW College a glowing report card in a survey of their experience at English language schools.
Happy healthy children develop on the playing field
Playing a team sport at an early age can improve the health and wellbeing of children, particularly for young girls.
Illawarra students design social marketing campaigns to improve wellbeing of classmates
Students from two Illawarra schools have improved the health and wellbeing of their fellow students through a UOW Centre for Health Initiatives’ Healthy Schools program. The program comprised a competition for students to develop a social marketing campaign to address a school-based social or health issue.