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Wednesday 24 June 2026

UOW remains in world’s top 50 for THE Sustainability Impact Ratings

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Friday 19 June 2026

‘Every day I think about money’: how can we support uni students who struggle financially?

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Articles

Building a better battery powers research achievement

Research on a battery for an electric car and renewable energy storage started with the humble cassette player.

Women help women navigate a career in law

Fifteen female law students will celebrate their journey through the 2014 Lucy Mentoring Program at a graduation ceremony in Sydney on Thursday 18 September.

Researchers help emergency services retain volunteers

Researchers from UOW are investigating how to help emergency services recruit and retain their critical volunteer workforce. The researchers have developed a new method of leadership that aims to help volunteers continue performing life-saving work in times of national crisis and ensure they stay with the emergency services agency. 

Caribbean fisheries officers get up stand up for maritime protection

Maritime experts are helping small Caribbean nations manage and protect fisheries from a range of illegal and unsustainable fishing practices and environmental threats that are putting the food security and income of thousands of people at risk.

Well-connected Indigenous kids keen to tap new ways to save lives

Young Indigenous Australians are enthusiastic users of social media, spending about 20% more time on social media than other Australians their age

Physiologists find muscles may contain temperature sensors

Muscles could play an important role in the regulation of sweating and therefore body temperature, according to recent research from UOW.