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Friday 22 November 2024
Could printable organic x-ray sensors transform treatment for cancer patients?
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UOW ranks 52nd globally in THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025
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Science and Technology
A 700,000-year-old fossil find shows the Hobbits’ ancestors were even smaller
New evidence shows hobbits were in Indonesia at least 700,000 years ago, writes Dr Gerrit (Gert) van den Bergh.
Law, Politics and Society
Unclear about fairness, Australia’s major parties focus on expediency
Scott Morrison said the government’s changes to superannuation were done in the name of fairness, writes UOW's Associate Professor Gregory Melleuish.
Health and Medicine
Don’t hang up yet: the latest study linking mobile phones to cancer has big problems
There is still no firm evidence that mobile phones cause cancer, writes Professor Rodney Croft.
Health and Medicine
‘Living here will make you fat’ – do we need a public health warning?
Men and women living in areas of highest socioeconomic disadvantage have a 29% higher risk of being obese, write Karen Charlton and Abhijeet Ghosh.
Law, Politics and Society
Buskers enrich our streets and laws don’t have to hinder – they can help
Street performers have been part of cityscapes for centuries, yet buskers have often had an ambiguous relationship with the law.
Law, Politics and Society
Greater police powers and penalties threaten civil liberties in NSW for ‘public safety'
The Knitting Nannas Against Gas could be caught up in a push by the NSW government to criminalise legitimate protest, writes Associate Professor Julia Quilter.