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Monday 28 October 2024
UOW celebrates outstanding graduates and honours four distinguished leaders
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Southern Highlands campus gears up for first cohort of medical students
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Stem cell technology helps unlock mystery of Alzheimer’s gene
Neuroscientists investigate the main gene responsible for late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
Green building scheme review adds yet more policy uncertainty
By Daniel Daly and Paul Cooper
A decade on and the Hobbit still holds secrets
Ten years ago today in Australia and Indonesia the scientific world was turned on its head. By a very small head, as it happens. We were part of the original joint Australian-Indonesian research team involved in the discovery of human remains, unlike anything seen before, that was announced in the pages of the journal Nature and broadcast around the world by a frenzied media. By Thomas Sutikna and Professor Bert Roberts.
Mapping dementia-friendly communities in the Illawarra
Projects to map dementia-friendly communities and trial an innovative respite plan for carers are among the research projects funded in the latest round of grants from the Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Research Foundation (AADRF).
Fishing for answers: researchers capture picture of fisheries and biodiversity
Innovative underwater research methods to better understand our fisheries resources and conservation.
The ozone hole leaves a lasting impression on southern climate
By Sharon Robinson, University of Wollongong