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Monday 28 September 2026
Nyssa Murray appointed as Vice-President, Indigenous Strategy and Engagement
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Global mining experts gather in Wollongong as sector faces safety and clean energy pressure
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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.
Business and Economy
Family background matters more to earnings than previously thought
Australia’s reputation as a nation that provides economic opportunity to all people is under threat.
Health and Medicine
New horizons in understanding the benefits of fibre
Reducing the risk of specific cancers, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, fibre is an unsung food hero.
Health and Medicine
Rolling with the punches to improve youth mental health
Medical student steps into the ring to boost mental health in regional Australia.
NSW/ACT/Victorian Year 12 students sample university life at UOW
Year 12 students from across NSW, the ACT and as far afield as Rutherglen in Victoria are sampling what university life is like at UOW’s Discovery Days running this year from 2-8 February.