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Tuesday 20 May 2025
Year 11 students learn from lawyers and law makers at Legal Studies Day
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Life-saving blood pressure project boosts health care access in regional Australia
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Discovery could lead to new drug targets to fight Alzheimer's Disease
In collaboration with researchers at the University of Oxford (UK), scientists at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), based at the University of Wollongong, have made a significant contribution to the worldwide search for drug targets to prevent or treat age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia, which affect more than 44.4 million people worldwide.
From euthanasia and Nazi analogies to the re-introduction of thalidomide
How influential has the Nazi analogy been in recent medical debates on euthanasia? Is the history of eugenics being revived in modern genetic technologies? And what does the tragic history of thalidomide and its recent reintroduction for new medical treatments tell us about how governments solve ethical dilemmas?
UOW uncovers earliest aerial footage of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong Library has uncovered the earliest known aerial footage of Wollongong, taken from a biplane in 1938.
UOW academic identifies flaws in NSW Government’s new one-punch laws
One punch laws won't curb alcohol-related violence, UOW's Dr Julia Quilter says.
UOW democratises knowledge with new open access policy
UOW has become one of a handful of universities in Australia to adopt a policy that aims to unlock access to its greatest asset – knowledge.
Networking After 5 connects local businesses with young talent
More than 100 local business people and 200 career-minded students are expected to attend Networking After 5 at the University of Wollongong on Thursday 10 April.