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Monday 21 July 2025
Safer houses and better health: researchers partnering with industry
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Preschool dance, palliative care, and green energy the focus of new PhD research
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Research
UOW researchers awarded funding to enhance digital youth wellbeing
NSW Government funding supports multiple projects examining screen use, gaming, and digital learning to improve youth outcomes
Health and Medicine, Science and Technology
Do environmental toxins contribute to the onset of Parkinson’s Disease?
Professor Lezanne Ooi awarded close to $400k for new study to understand links between environmental toxins and debilitating disease
Community
International Women’s Day: Leaders and change-makers celebrated
Scholarships and awards highlight UOW’s commitment to gender equity
Community, Health and Medicine
Why community centres are the unsung heroes in the fight against hunger
Let’s Talk About Food survey reveals significant food insecurity, lower health outcomes among vulnerable members of society
Health and Medicine
Better screening needed for social isolation, loneliness in people living with chronic disease
New research from UOW explores the impact of ‘modern-day health crisis’ on heart failure patients
Community, Research
The growing scourge of food insecurity as families grapple with cost-of-living crisis
New research from a comprehensive household survey reveals lack of access to healthy food options, demand for more locally grown food