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Friday 21 August 2026
Hack the Gong challenge puts Illawarra’s innovators to the test at iAccelerate
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Ben Quilty, Guan Wei works among treasures available at UOW Art Auction
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Exploring pregnant women’s perceptions of healthy eating
Medical researchers at the University of °µÍø½ûÇø are undertaking a study to explore women's perceptions of healthy eating during pregnancy.
Budding tech gurus put on the learning-to-earning pathway at career day
From mobile robotics to 3D mapping technology and finance smart phone apps - hundreds of local high school students will today (15 May) have a hands-on exploration of careers in information and communication technology (ICT) at the 2014 Big Day In, hosted by the University of °µÍø½ûÇø (UOW).
Mastering better health solutions using 3D-printing techniques
The world’s first Masters degree in medical treatments based on printing and regrowing human tissue has been launched at the University of °µÍø½ûÇø (UOW) in partnership with three leading research universities.
Illawarra researchers help local residents fight battle of the bulge
University of °µÍø½ûÇø and Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District researchers are inviting Illawarra residents who are concerned about their weight and lifestyle to get involved in an innovative new trial of a personalised health program that will help them lose weight and develop a healthier lifestyle.Â
Motor Neurone Disease Week highlights local research
The Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), based on the University of °µÍø½ûÇø campus, will host a research open day on Monday 5 May to part of the national Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Week,
Discovery could lead to new drug targets to fight Alzheimer's Disease
In collaboration with researchers at the University of Oxford (UK), scientists at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), based at the University of °µÍø½ûÇø, have made a significant contribution to the worldwide search for drug targets to prevent or treat age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia, which affect more than 44.4 million people worldwide.