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Friday 16 January 2026
Researchers and UOW alumni to take centre stage at TEDxWollongong
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280,000-year-old fossils rewrite rock wallaby history, epic journeys shaped survival
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UOW hosts its largest educational leadership conference
UOW has hosted the largest ever Educational Leadership Conference, with close to 300 delegates attending on Friday 21 February.
Inaugural StatsWeek event a great success
The National Institute for Applied Statistics Research Australia (NIASRA) hosted more than 100 professional and academic researchers during StatsWeek 2014 in early February.
Scientists create artificial muscles from fishing line
Ordinary, everyday fishing line has been used to produce artificial muscles with super-human strength.
Conference addresses challenges ahead for school leaders
Three of Australia’s leading educationalists will spearhead the University of Wollongong's 13th Educational Leadership Conference on Friday 21 February.
Visionary leaves health legacy
The visionary academic who drove the development of the University of Wollongong’s Medical School described it as “everything I could have hoped for” at his farewell function on Tuesday 11 February.
Meet the man who has completed the fastest ever circumnavigation of the Earth on foot
In December 2011, Dr Tom Denniss a UOW Bachelor of Mathematics graduate and founder of renewable energy company Oceanlinx, embarked on a run around the world to raise money for Oxfam.