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UOW academics provide expert comment, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
Dame Carolyn Burns Fellowship a chance to give back
It’s more than 20 years since Professor Ross Thompson graduated from Otago, but he says arriving back in the city to take up the inaugural Carolyn Burns Visiting Fellowship in Freshwater Sciences felt like coming home.
Curtin Singapore on the move to thriving new campus precinct
Curtin Singapore is moving to an exciting new campus location in 2022, alongside the National University of Singapore (NUS), the National University Hospital (NUH) and Singapore’s new Greater Southern Waterfront development.
Expert on American patriotism and welfare researcher awarded honorary doctorates
Professor of Social Work Mimi Abramovitz and Professor of Political Psychology Leonie Huddy have been awarded honorary doctorates by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University.
18.4 million in funding for research on climate and economics
Two economic research projects at the School of Business, Economics and Law have been awarded funding from the research council Formas
Spin-out backer announces £215m of investment funds
An investment company co-founded by the University has announced an initial injection of £215m from investors.
New Study Adds More Evidence for Omicron Immune Evasion
A new study from Columbia researchers, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Hong Kong, adds more evidence that the omicron variant can evade the immune protection conferred by vaccines and natural...
Breaking ground: New Monash University student accommodation
The new 252-bed, seven-storey residence is being developed in the north-east precinct of Monash’s Clayton campus, alongside College Walk and north of Jock Marshall Reserve.
Progress on the University’s Climate Plan recognised in expert review
An expert review of progress on delivering the University’s sector-leading £174 million Climate Plan to meet net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets and build sustainability has been welcomed.
University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design invests $1 million to advance new ideas in...
Patients with cystic fibrosis experience recurrent lung infections that eventually destroy their airways, shortening their average life expectancy to 50 years in Canada.
