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Monday 12 January 2026
280,000-year-old fossils rewrite rock wallaby history, epic journeys shaped survival
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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.
2,000-year-old pearl unearthed from ancient site
Archaeological excavations undertaken by UOW and the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp of New England (UNE) on the north Kimberley coast of Western Australia have revealed a 2,000-year-old natural marine pearl.
Papuans and Jokowi are hostage to Indonesian politics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently announced the end of the decades-long restriction on foreign journalists in the provinces of Papua and West Papua, Indonesia’s territories in the island of New Guinea. While the president, popularly called Jokowi, says he is committed to human rights in the Papua provinces, the military and police continue to murder Papuans with virtual impunity.
Journey to the edge of the great white desert
PhD student Jess Holan is on a mission to protect the sub-Antarctic marine life of Macquarie Island.
Lecture and book launch focus on growing economic inequality
Federal politician delivers 2015 Economic and Social Policy Public Lecture.
Learning through play - Australia’s only children’s museum launches in ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵapp
Australia’s only dedicated ‘children’s museum’, and the first-of-its-kind in the world based on a university campus, has been launched at UOW.