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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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High-profile Indian visitor helps strengthen ties
UOW’s linkage with the Indian Institute of Science has taken a major step forward this week with the participation of one of India’s leading theoretical chemists at a workshop held at the Innovation Campus.
Health and Medicine
$200K scholarship fund to help heal Indigenous trauma
Scholarship fund to allow more students to study Australia’s first Indigenous Trauma Recovery Program.
Business and Economy
Five minutes to claim the big prize in iAccelerate Pitch 2015
Female entrepreneurs are flying the flag for a new breed of innovators in the Illawarra.
Arts and Culture
Liquid body armour to printed body parts: UOW research ahead of its time
We don’t yet have a flying car or hoverboards, but UOW is developing a range of new technologies that would make Doc Emmett Brown exclaim “great Scott!”
Health and Medicine
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute attracts new talent to the region
Following an extensive recruitment effort, the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) has appointed high-profile academic Professor David Adams as its Executive Director.
Health and Medicine
Caring for dementia under reforms
Researcher receives $570K to investigate the impact of new reforms on people with dementia.