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Thursday 5 March 2026
Dr Tamantha Stutchbury named 2026 Wollongong Local Woman of the Year
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Wollongong academic secures Fulbright for international cybersecurity research
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One-punch laws risk injustice UOW legal expert warns
The stark ramifications of the one-punch law came into play in the District Court in Wollongong this week with a UOW legal academic again in the media spotlight stressing the difficulties facing judges having to deal with the new law.
UOW congratulates next Governor of NSW
University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings today warmly congratulated the Chief of the Australian Defence Force, General David Hurley, on being named the next NSW Governor.
UOW graduate wins 2014 NSW Premier's Literary Award
Creative Arts graduate Van Badham has added another accolade to her long list of literary achievements by being named as one of the winners of the 2014 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
Finding the right words to deliver a vital cancer message to Serbian and Macedonian communities
A campaign to breakdown the stigma of cancer and bowel screening among Serbian and Macedonian communities in the Illawarra was launched this week.
Health and Medicine
UOW researchers win Gates Foundation grant to make next generation condoms
A team of researchers from UOW has received Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding to help develop a Next Generation Condom that “significantly preserves or enhances pleasure, in order to improve uptake and regular use”.
Research partnership promotes sustainability at home and at work
A new initiative from UOW and the NSW State Government is looking at ways to improve sustainability in the home and office.