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Arts and Culture
Italian lecturer awarded prestigious teaching citation
Lecturer in Italian, Dr Mariolina Pais Marden, has received a National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the 2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching. Dr Pais Marden has gained a reputation as a dedicated and passionate teacher who is committed to her students.
South Western Sydney Mural Project
For Adi Holmes, studying International Studies and Laws at UOW's South Western Sydney campus is supporting her determination to become a human right lawyer and advocate for the Free West Papua movements. Her story of strength is being illustrated by artist and UOW alumna, Claire Foxton, via a giant vibrant mural in the heart of Liverpool.
Science and Technology
How people power is changing science
A new wave of citizen scientists is pushing the boundaries of environmental research and giving scientists access to a vast new source of data. But there are pitfalls as well as pluses to using crowdsourced data.
Solving cybersecurity for quantum computing with the Sorbonne
With the rapid development of quantum computing and how this will create processors that are significantly faster than the ones we use today, security issues about potential attacks on quantum cryptographic systems are raising concerns around the world.
4th workshop on mathematical modelling in biology and medicine
Arts and Culture
Killed in the line of work duties: we need to fix dangerous loopholes in health and safety laws
The death last year of Dillon Wu, 20, raises questions about responsibility in workplaces where traditional definitions of employment and employer obligations have been unwound. Associate Professor Diana Kelly shares her views in an article originally published in The Conversation.