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Thursday 26 February 2026

Pancreatic cancer treatment innovation wins national People’s Choice award

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Thursday 26 February 2026

Teaching excellence recognised nationally as student outcomes take centre stage

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Articles

Roland Barthes declared the ‘death of the author’, but postcolonial critics have begged to differ

Roland Barthes’ notion that the author is dead has been incredibly influential, though it was not as original or revolutionary as it seemed

Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans

Collection of sophisticated, 300,000-year-old tools found preserved in oxygen-deprived clay by global researchers

UOW expert commentary (1 July)

UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories

A new ‘prac payment’ has just kicked in. But it ignores many uni students

Some nursing and teaching students will have access to a new $331 a week payment. But medical, physio and psychology students all miss out

‘I’m just exhausted’: sexual harassment at work is still rife. These new laws would help

From needing tougher penalties to stopping non-disclosure agreements silencing people, a new report shows Australia is falling behind on protecting workers

Researchers unlock a new era in low-energy electronics with remarkable breakthrough

Discovery places UOW at forefront of quantum materials, lays foundation for faster, cooler, more energy efficient computers and electronics