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Law student recognised for commitment to social justice
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Ian Henderson appointed Executive Dean of Science, Medicine and Health
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Study reveals value of crowd-sourcing Twitter data to respond to disasters
Researchers at the UOW's SMART Infrastructure Facility have developed a system to map flooding in real-time using crowd-sourced data from Twitter.
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Education
UOW joins global social learning community
A global audience with a thirst for knowledge will have the opportunity to tap into research-based education.
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Environment and Energy
Researchers call for rethink of shark hazard management
The majority of ocean-users in Western Australia oppose shark nets, drumlines and culling, a new study has found.
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Science and Technology
3D printed flutes set to revolutionise the music industry
UOW is exploring the potential for 3D printing to change the music industry through the creation of custom-designed flutes that can play a variety of microtonal tunings unavailable on standard instruments.
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Science and Technology
2,000-year-old pearl unearthed from ancient site
Archaeological excavations undertaken by UOW and the University of New England (UNE) on the north Kimberley coast of Western Australia have revealed a 2,000-year-old natural marine pearl.
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University of °µÍø½ûÇø government and community engagement activities
The University of °µÍø½ûÇø rejects the inferences of political bias and impropriety in relation to its government engagement activities made by The Australian in the unbalanced article published in its Higher Education Supplement today (‘Cash to Political Parties Queried’, Wednesday June 3, 2015 p.33)