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Wednesday 2 April 2025
New taskforce launched to tackle food insecurity in the Illawarra Shoalhaven
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Children inform autism-friendly event at Early Start Discovery Space
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Arts and Culture
Liquid body armour to printed body parts: UOW research ahead of its time
We don’t yet have a flying car or hoverboards, but UOW is developing a range of new technologies that would make Doc Emmett Brown exclaim “great Scott!”
Health and Medicine
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute attracts new talent to the region
Following an extensive recruitment effort, the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) has appointed high-profile academic Professor David Adams as its Executive Director.
Health and Medicine
Caring for dementia under reforms
Researcher receives $570K to investigate the impact of new reforms on people with dementia.
Illawarra’s ‘Cancer Good News’ campaign wins Australian Multicultural Marketing Award
Project that encourages Macedonian and Serbian communities to be screened for cancer wins national award.
Health and Medicine
New resource aims to help improve health outcomes for people living with dementia
Online resource aims to help Australia cope with the impending increase in dementia by 2020.
Challenge-led funding for research of global importance
Projects to design smart garments for mining and emergency workers, develop new cancer drugs and create a multi-sensory room for people with disabilities have been awarded funding in the latest round of seed funding from UOW.