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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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Illawarra researchers help local residents fight battle of the bulge
Local residents can sign up to an innovative health and lifestyle research study to help them lose weight.
Open day opens hearts and minds to Motor Neurone Disease
Researchers and the people they hope to help joined forces this week to raise awareness for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at a research open day hosted by the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI).
Growing engineering alliance between UOW and Shanghai
An ongoing Engineering based research alliance between UOW and Shanghai was recently advanced with a visiting delegation from Shanghai.
Annual lecture outlines challenge of coal, climate and nature conservation
Nature Conservation Council of NSW CEO Pepe Clarke outlined a vision to resolve the conflict between conservation and mining as guest speaker at this year’s Allan Sefton Memorial Lecture.
Professor Barry Harper retires after 39 years at UOW
After almost 40 years with UOW, Emeritus Professor Barry Harper – a former Dean of Education and, most recently, Academic Dean of UOW Programmes at INTI International University and Colleges in Malaysia and Pro Vice-Chancellor South East Asia – is retiring.Â
Hundreds of UOW graduates attend alumni events in major Asian cities
UOW has further strengthened its relationship with alumni living in Asia, following a three-country tour by members of the UOW Office of Advancement and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor Joe Chicharo.