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Tuesday 13 May 2025

University of Wollongong welcomes Syed Ahmed to Council

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Tuesday 13 May 2025

Glaciers are melting faster than ever. The impact could be devastating

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Articles

A new funding model: will Challenge-led research transform the way we do research?

Challenge-led funding for research has people talking, writes Professor Chris Gibson, Director of UOW's Global Challenges Program.  

The challenge of managing Earth’s new economic frontier: our oceans

The blue economy needs to be defined, measured and governed, especially when so much of the world’s ocean lies beyond national borders.

Quick fixes aren’t the answer, alcohol and violence have a complex relationship

Policymakers and judges need to pay attention to what non-legal experts know about alcohol and violence.

Spectacular shark encounters: Fanning’s close shave reminds us we share the ocean

In the wake of the spectacular footage of champion surfer Mick Fanning’s recent shark encounter in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, and his good fortune in emerging without physical injury, sharks are back on the radar, writes Dr Leah Gibbs. 

Australia’s Constitution works because it doesn’t define national identity

When Australia’s Founding Fathers came together in the 1890s to draw up a constitution to enable the colonies to federate, what did they think they were doing? Looking at the debates and the Constitution itself, one thing is certain. They were not drawing up a document that defined what it means to be an Australian.

What stone tools found in southern tip of Africa tell us about the human story

Many more twists still remain in the human story, write archaeologists Alex Mackay, Manuel Will, and Natasha Phillips.