Stories
Innovative new treatment more deadly on cancer, less toxic for patient
A safer, more effective way to treat cancer in sight thanks to a revolutionary research project.
Alliance between UOW and a community college in Hong Kong
The University of Wollongong (UOW) will assume stewardship and governance of a community college in Hong Kong, strengthening its position as a global higher education provider in North-East Asia.
Stem cell technology helps unlock mystery of Alzheimer’s gene
Neuroscientists investigate the main gene responsible for late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
Green building scheme review adds yet more policy uncertainty
By Daniel Daly and Paul Cooper
A decade on and the Hobbit still holds secrets
Ten years ago today in Australia and Indonesia the scientific world was turned on its head. By a very small head, as it happens. We were part of the original joint Australian-Indonesian research team involved in the discovery of human remains, unlike anything seen before, that was announced in the pages of the journal Nature and broadcast around the world by a frenzied media. By Thomas Sutikna and Professor Bert Roberts.
Mapping dementia-friendly communities in the Illawarra
Projects to map dementia-friendly communities and trial an innovative respite plan for carers are among the research projects funded in the latest round of grants from the Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Research Foundation (AADRF).