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Thursday 26 February 2026
Pancreatic cancer treatment innovation wins national People’s Choice award
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Leading human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson to speak at UOW
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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.
Anti-inflammatories could be used to fight superbugs, researchers say
Researchers in Wollongong have discovered that some common anti- inflammatory drugs have an antibiotic effect, suggesting they may have a role to play in treating the ‘superbugs’ that pose a major risk to human health.
Smallpox vaccine specimen discovered in archives
The discovery of an 1841 smallpox vaccine specimen has been documented in a fascinating paper by public health lecturer Dr Kath Weston.
Researchers seek participants for innovative Down Syndrome clinical trial
The Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) based at the University of Wollongong is currently seeking participants for a clinical study which is looking at the effects of a specific compound on Memory and Cognition in people with Down Syndrome.
Conference addresses challenges ahead for school leaders
Three of Australia’s leading educationalists will spearhead the University of Wollongong's 13th Educational Leadership Conference on Friday 21 February.