Since the pandemic began university decision-making has become more student-centred in response to students’ demands for flexibility.
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The University of Wollongong has become a benchmark for Australia’s new generation of universities. It is ranked among the best 20 modern universities in the world* and has built a reputation as an enterprising institution, with a multi-disciplinary approach to research and a personalised approach to teaching. Over 32,000 students are studying UOW degrees across nine campuses throughout Australia and internationally in Dubai and Hong Kong.
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If you are aged 70 with a million dollar home you could get up to $308,000 per year from a little-known scheme with risks.
Genyornis newtoni was one of the biggest birds ever to walk the earth. And new research shows its mysterious extinction may have come amid a bout of widespread bone disease as its lake home dried out.
Universities supposedly have adopted a more corporate approach – but most corporate board members have expertise in the area their company operates in and are more accountable to shareholders.
While some invasive animals have breached Antarctica, the continent is still pristine. Our challenge is keeping it that way.
Around two in every 100 people have sex characteristics between the male-female binary definitions. Training for doctors and other health workers needs to reflect this.
In a new survey, Australians report a reduction in the quality and size of their friendships, not just during lockdowns, but months after they end.
Perrottet’s conservative Catholicism has been much commented on, but it’s his economic background that likely gives a greater insight into the kind of premier he might be.
Muchas plantas son realmente buenas resistiendo los incendios forestales, pero la combinación de sequías, olas de calor y plagas de insectos acrecentadas por el cambio climático puede llevarlas al límite.
Many plants are really good at withstanding bushfires, but the combination of drought, heatwaves and pest insects under climate change may push them to the brink.
Establishing specialist women’s police stations has been suggested as a solution to violence against women in Australia. However research does not cover racial and gender inclusion in this policing.
The internet exploded after a musk duck was recorded saying “you bloody fool” , and a lyrebird cried like a human baby. So what’s the fuss all about?
The implosion of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has gone from tragedy to farce.
Goby fish and coral rely on each other to survive. But new research found gobies are declining under climate change, dealing a double blow to Australia’s reefs.
China has used big data collection systems to keep COVID under control. How the government plans to use these new capabilities in its national surveillance system has many concerned.
Australia’s alpine region warmed for about 600 years. What makes this climate change particularly interesting is that it bears striking similarity to today.
The royal commission wanted the corporate cop to first ask ‘why not litigate?’. The treasurer’s new guidelines suggest it should instead ask ‘why not negotiate?’.
Climate change models predict tuna will leave the waters of Pacific Island nations, meaning they will lose a crucial revenue source.
One quarter of monitored social housing properties recorded winter temperatures below World Health Organisation standards for more than 80% of winter, new research shows.
Tight funding and COVID-related limits on face-to-face contact have forced academics to find other ways to expose students to the real-life work they are preparing them for.
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Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Wollongong
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Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong
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Lecturer Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong
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Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Cryptocurrency Trader and Researcher, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong
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Vice Chancellor, University of Wollongong
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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PERL Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Wollongong
