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Wednesday 28 May 2025
Max Lu takes helm as UOW Vice-Chancellor
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Groundbreaking treatment transforms the lives of women with chronic pelvic pain
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Nanotechnology graduate gives back to school that inspired a love of learning
Recent UOW PhD graduate Alfred Chidembo (pictured) didn’t own or borrow a single book as a primary school student. Nor did any of his classmates. In fact, their school in Zimbabwe didn’t have a library.
University of Wollongong government and community engagement activities
The University of Wollongong rejects the inferences of political bias and impropriety in relation to its government engagement activities made by The Australian in the unbalanced article published in its Higher Education Supplement today (‘Cash to Political Parties Queried’, Wednesday June 3, 2015 p.33)
Health and Medicine
South Africa’s bold move on salt gets off to a shaky start
South Africa has been a trailblazer on the continent in the global battle to reduce salt intake through food. But three years after the bold food policy was first introduced in South Africa – and less than a year until it finally becomes law – the country has still not set up programmes to monitor how effective the legislation will be.
Business and Economy
Startup incubator leads gender equality mission
Forming support networks for women and lowering the financial barriers to investment has enabled UOW-backed startup incubator iAccelerate to achieve gender equality targets.
Malaysia targets UOW for its water supply and water quality expertise
Malaysian engineers seeking a solution to water problems within their country have turned their sights on research being undertaken by water engineering experts at UOW.
Law, Politics and Society
Papuans and Jokowi are hostage to Indonesian politics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently announced the end of the decades-long restriction on foreign journalists in the provinces of Papua and West Papua, Indonesia’s territories in the island of New Guinea. While the president, popularly called Jokowi, says he is committed to human rights in the Papua provinces, the military and police continue to murder Papuans with virtual impunity.