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Friday 21 August 2026
Hack the Gong challenge puts Illawarra’s innovators to the test at iAccelerate
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Environment and Energy
Prestigious Swedish Academy elects UOW Vice-Chancellor as International Fellow
Professor Max Lu honoured for groundbreaking work in sustainable energy, nanotechnology and materials science
Education
ATAR results are in – but your number doesn't define you
As Year 12 students receive their rankings this week, experts say there are many pathways forward and it's OK to keep your result private
Environment and Energy
UOW to lead new $72M ARC Centre of Excellence for Renewable Fuels
National research effort to build Australia’s sovereign clean energy future
Education, Environment and Energy, Research, Science and Technology
UOW secures $2.6m in funding for breakthrough research
ARC projects will close key knowledge gaps, driving positive change for families, industries and the environment
Research, Science and Technology
Severe drought linked to the decline of the hobbits 61,000 years ago
New study links climate stress to the disappearance of early human species Homo floresiensis, the 'hobbits' of Flores
Environment and Energy, Research
Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range
The moss beds in Antarctica are like miniature forests – they create their own climate.