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Friday 18 September 2026
Teacher Education retains Australia’s top undergraduate ranking
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Future Fellowships back UOW research on society’s biggest challenges
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Research, Science and Technology
190,000-year-old cave reveals how ancient human species lived and adapted
UOW researcher’s dating work helps to establish the timeline behind one of the longest records of Denisovan occupation
Law, Politics and Society
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem lifted up women everywhere, leaving behind a more gender‑equal world
From an undercover assignment as a Playboy Bunny to a Presidential Medal of Freedom, Gloria Steinem's life helped shape modern feminism
Arts and Culture
Food is belonging, otherness and a ‘glorious addiction’ for Melissa Leong and Candice Chung
How two food writers use meals to bridge cultural divides and heal family rifts
Science and Technology
Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans
300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans
Science and Technology
Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans
Collection of sophisticated, 300,000-year-old tools found preserved in oxygen-deprived clay by global researchers
Research, Science and Technology
Ancient skeletons reveal the world’s first city Çatalhöyük was female-centred
UOW scientist helps decode 9,000-year-old genomes to understand gender dynamics, burial practices of ancient society