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Wednesday 15 April 2026
UOW appoints Professor Ana Deletic as Provost
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New project develops smart surfboard fins to help reduce shark attack risk
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Law, Politics and Society
Business confidence and tax reform key to Turnbull government re-election: CEDA
The Malcolm Turnbull-led government will have to combat a gloomy Australian economic forecast in this year’s election.
Health and Medicine
Do Wi-Fi and mobile phones really cause cancer? Experts respond
On 16 February, Catalyst aired an episode on the ABC titled “Wi-Fried”, hosted by Dr Maryanne Demasi, claiming that radiation from mobile phones and Wi-Fi may constitute a brain cancer risk. The Conversation invited experts who have conducted research into this area to respond to the claims made in the programme.
Environment and Energy
China research collaboration a breath of fresh air
UOW engineering ingenuity is helping Chinese industrial manufacturers tackle the country’s massive pollution problem.
Future leaders make top awards list
Graduating students from UOW are strongly represented on a ‘Top 100 Future Leaders Awards’ list just released through The Australian Financial Review.
Arts and Culture
UOW Executive Dean judges Blake Prize winner
Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, Professor Amanda Lawson, was an invited member of this year’s judging committee for the well-known Blake Prize for Religious Art.
Science and Technology
What keeps physicists awake at night: ripples in space and keeping students out of black holes
Physics researchers the world over are in raptures after Albert Einstein’s 99-year-old prediction was recently confirmed.