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Wednesday 17 June 2026
UOW partners with Illawarra Disability Alliance to enhance local services
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Science and Technology
Innovation and commercialisation director joins CSIRO
A leader in innovation and commercial research at UOW will help guide national research body CSIRO in its push for global markets.
Science and Technology
Rails on rubber: recycled tyres to aid rail transport
Used tyres could be part of the solution to delivering high-speed rail and more efficient freight services in Australia.
Health and Medicine
Launch of new resources helps people with dementia and their Carers ‘ReThink Respite’
Researchers launch innovative project supporting carers and people living with dementia to rethink respite.
Health and Medicine
Pioneering a new field of biomedical research to better understand neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists at UOW are using novel tools derived from Earth sciences to better understand the role of metals in the development of neurodegenerative diseases including MND and Alzheimer’s.
Health and Medicine
Putting a lid on child obesity with Australian-first online program
Online lifestyle program promoting healthy weight in preschoolers to be trialled in the Illawarra.
Education
McKinnon Walker Trust a gift to water the seeds of innovation
Former University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor Ken McKinnon AO and Suzanne Walker, a UOW alumna, have gifted more than $1 million to UOW for a fund that fosters innovation and supports excellence.