August 12, 2025
UOW expert commentary (12 August): Science Week
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories
Science Week activities
Associate Professor Theresa Larkin can comment about Science Week activities at UOW. is an expert in anatomy and medical science, and a Senior Lecturer in UOW’s .
The environment
Honorary Senior Professor Colin Murray-Wallace is this year’s guest speaker and a leading Quaternary geologist and Honorary Senior Professor in the at UOW. will deliver a presentation on “Long-term coastal environmental changes in southern Australia and the transition to a modern world”.
The Antarctic
Distinguished Professor Sharon Robinson AM and Dr Melinda Waterman will be speaking at the Distinguished Professors Alliance seminar The Antarctic: A global challenge with local implications and can discuss new tools for remote monitoring of Antarctic ecosystems, including cutting-edge technologies that are transforming how we observe and protect the unique ecosystems of Antarctica from afar. is a climate change biologist and ARC Laureate Fellow UOW’s . is a research fellow with the ARC Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future program at the UOW node.
Distinguished Professor Noel Cressie is speaking at The Antarctic seminar and can comment on how he and Associate Professor Andrew Zammit Mangion are using advanced spatial and statistical methods to better understand the dynamic relationship between Antarctica’s ecosystems and global climate. is a Distinguished Professor of Statistics in UOW’s , and Director of the . Professor Cressie's research focuses on developing statistical methodologies to address environmental challenges facing our planet.
Indigenous knowledge
Dr Crystal Arnold and Peter Hewitt can comment on Indigenous science, knowledge systems and their connection to caring for Country, ahead of their Indigenous Science Evening .
, a Gundungurra woman and academic at UOW’s researches Yuin ways of knowing to inform environmental practice, particularly in the context of weed management. She is also a co-lead of child model, Country, Cultures and Communities, which focuses on placing Country at the heart of early childhood education.
, a Jerrinja Yuin man and Senior Lecturer in Aboriginal Education, integrates culture, community and creative arts into teaching and Country-centred curriculum design. He is the co-lead of the Country, Contexts, and Cultures focus area at the , illustrating his commitment to respectful, Country-centred research.
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