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Friday 18 September 2026
Teacher Education retains Australia’s top undergraduate ranking
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Future Fellowships back UOW research on society’s biggest challenges
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Visionaries, volunteers and role models honoured for Australia day
UOW students, alumni and pioneering staff have been recognised with Australia Day Honours.
Law, Politics and Society
An Australian head of state won’t save us from being a de facto monarchy
Australian Republican Movement chairman Peter FitzSimons used Australia Day to renew calls for an Australian head of state, writes Associate Professor Gregory Melleuish.
Education
Record number of offers for study at UOW in 2016
UOW is proving to be a university of choice with strong growth in the number of offers to study in 2016.
Health and Medicine
Illawarra scientists attract American funding to tackle MND
The U.S Department of Defense awards $500K to develop a new treatment strategy for Motor Neurone Disease.
Health and Medicine
Hitting the bullseye with cancer treatment
Inspired by personal experiences, PhD student Lauren Bell is developing methods to take the guesswork out of cancer radiotherapy.
Science and Technology
Earliest human occupation of Sulawesi pushed back dramatically
New evidence reveals humans on Indonesian island 60,000 years earlier than previously thought.