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Thursday 18 July 2024
Professor Lorna Moxham honoured for work on groundbreaking Recovery Camp
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University of Wollongong launches Local Community Partner Program
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Hockey looks to ‘armies’ in Intergenerational Report: experts react
By UOW's Martin O'Brien, with John Buchanan, University of Sydney; Alan Pears AM, RMIT University; Hal Kendig, Australian National University; Ian Lowe, Griffith University; University of Wollongong; Richard Norman, Curtin University; Rosalie Viney, University of Technology, Sydney, and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute
Free public lecture traces the roots and evolution of surfing
From regional cottage industry to billion-dollar global empire, surfing is ingrained in Australia’s national psyche, a far cry from its humble origins in the islands of the Pacific. At the heart of it all is the surfer’s only tool – the surfboard.
New program to help get children back on track
A new program that helps primary-school aged children learn how to live with strong emotions is being launched at the University of Wollongong (UOW).
A job with lots of listening and detective work
An open and transparent complaints process will enhance learning for all, according to UOW’s new Student Ombudsman.
Summer pest or national treasure: documentary reveals the great Australian fly
A new one-hour TV documentary featuring a UOW biologist will reveal how the much-maligned spoiler of the Australian summer, the fly, is in fact a crime solver, healer, pollinator and street sweeper.
Excavating ancient knowledge through archaeology partnership
Prehistoric shell artefacts excavated from ancient graves in Thailand have been under the microscope at UOW thorough a joint project with a renowned Thai archaeologist.