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Tuesday 19 November 2024
Student Experience Survey highlights all-round excellence
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Why the ‘next 1,000 days’ are crucial for millions of children around the world
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Prominent research and innovation advisor brings insights to the Illawarra
The Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, a joint initiative of the University of Wollongong (UOW) and Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD), is pleased to announce that one of Australia’s most respected research and innovation advisors, Professor Alan Pettigrew, has joined the IHMRI Board as Chair.
Illawarra researchers help local residents fight battle of the bulge
University of Wollongong and Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District researchers are inviting Illawarra residents who are concerned about their weight and lifestyle to get involved in an innovative new trial of a personalised health program that will help them lose weight and develop a healthier lifestyle.
Primary school students to ‘taste’ university life across UOW’s regional campuses
More than 2,000 Year 5 and 6 students and their parents will visit the University of Wollongong’s campuses in Wollongong, Shoalhaven, Batemans Bay, Bega and the Southern Highlands over the next month to explore their future career options after they finish school.
Starvation in the midst of plenty... Illawarra leading the way in addressing malnutrition in the elderly
Researchers from UOW and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District have teamed up to develop novel ways to address malnutrition in senior citizens, with figures showing that a third of patients aged 65 and older who are admitted to hospital in the Illawarra are overtly malnourished, while a further 50 per cent are at high nutritional risk.