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Friday 21 August 2026
Hack the Gong challenge puts Illawarra’s innovators to the test at iAccelerate
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Ben Quilty, Guan Wei works among treasures available at UOW Art Auction
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Community
Prime Minister Opens Bruce Gordon Centre at UOW Innovation Campus
UOW and Dragons partnership reaches new milestone with the official opening of the Bruce Gordon Centre
Community, Education, Research, Students
New guidelines to help schools protect children’s digital privacy
UOW researchers release five evidence-based principles to help schools protect children’s data and navigate online sharing
Research
How to get more local sardines on Australian plates – a win for nutrition, local fishers and the environment
Sardines fit the bill – they're packed with healthy oils and calcium and have less mercury than bigger fish – and they're increasingly appearing on menus at bars and restaurants.
Arts and Culture
Kathryn Heyman’s novel about dying and difficult families resists easy consolations
Conversations about death emphasise choice, control or dignity. Circle of Wonders offers a quiet corrective, insisting that dying is relational.
Community, Education
New report outlines plan to address student financial hardship
UOW-led study highlights financial pressures and practical steps to improve support and make higher education more inclusive
International, Law, Politics and Society
Thailand and Cambodia are bickering over their borders again. Can diplomacy prevent a return to war?
Both countries claim overlapping parts of the Gulf of Thailand with potentially lucrative oil and gas reserves. There is a peaceful path to resolve the dispute.