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Tuesday 13 May 2025
University of Wollongong welcomes Syed Ahmed to Council
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Glaciers are melting faster than ever. The impact could be devastating
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UOW expert commentary (6 February)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
Health and Medicine
BIENCO awarded $35m to address global corneal blindness
UOW a key partner in world-first consortium of experts
Community, Health and Medicine
UOW program to improve palliative care outcomes for residents in aged care wins Future of Ageing Award
Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program recognised for leadership and innovation
You can now order all kinds of medical tests online. Our research shows this is (mostly) a bad idea
Direct-to-consumer tests are products marketed to any consumer who is willing to pay, without going through their GP. But some could do more harm than good.
Health and Medicine
New research reveals the hidden risk of easy access to online health tests
First in-depth exploration of the direct-to-consumer health test market in Australia
Science and Technology
Here’s how hormones and chemotherapy can change your hair
Changes around puberty and pregnancy can affect the function of genes influencing hair shape. And chemotherapy can cause hair to regrow in a different shape for the first few cycles of hair regrowth