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Friday 24 July 2026
A decade of iAccelerate celebrated with launch of UOW Innovation Catalyst
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First official PetaJakarta tweet sent from SMART Infrastructure Facility
PetaJakarta, a pilot study utilising a geosocial intelligence framework to map instances of flooding in the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, was officially launched in Wollongong on 29 October.
Citizens’ tweets help researchers map flooding in Jakarta
A big data project mapping instances of flooding in Southeast Asia’s most populous city was launched in Wollongong, Australia, on 29 October 2014.
Region’s brightest entrepreneurs gear up for iAccelerate Pitch and Demo Day
The Illawarra’s brightest business prospects will showcase their work on Wednesday 29 October.
Former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam dies at age 98
Flags are being flown at half mast today, 21 October 2014, in honour of Australia’s 21st Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, who passed away at the age of 98 this morning.
World-renowned education pioneer to visit Wollongong
Professor Joseph Sparling, who four decades ago pioneered an innovative approach that has radically changed the lives of children in disadvantaged communities around the world, will give a free public lecture in Wollongong on Thursday 9 October.
Academic develops national science film festival
The winner of a national film festival that encourages university students to communicate complex science theories in a fun and simple way will be announced tonight (Monday 29 September) at the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education in Sydney.