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Wednesday 24 June 2026
UOW remains in world’s top 50 for THE Sustainability Impact Ratings
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‘Every day I think about money’: how can we support uni students who struggle financially?
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Environment and Energy
UOW students fight for a healthier planet
Grace Mahon and Ben Hamill call on the Australian government to put net-zero target into legislation and to recognise the role of universities in tackling ‘climate emergency’
Law, Politics and Society
Scientists call for an end to harmful fishing subsidies
Wild fisheries undermined by government payments that lead to overfishing and biodiversity degradation
Science and Technology
New Cyber Academy to create cyber talent pipeline
Three-year degree apprenticeship style program will fast track students’ careers
UOW researcher awarded $1.2m Discovery Indigenous Scheme grant
Grant to investigate the safety and quality of life of young Indigenous people who come into contact with the carceral system
Students
Young Australian climate warrior to present at COP26
UOW student, Moemoana Schwenke, travels to Glasgow with a strong climate message from the Pacific Island nations
Health and Medicine
Anatomy texts should show sex as a spectrum to include intersex people
Teaching sex characteristics based on a male-female binary is inaccurate and outdated