by Michaela Thornton | May 12, 2020 | News, Tech & Research, TheStayHomer
A new partnership has been formed to gauge how COVID-19 has impacted people-movement. UOW’s SMART Infrastructure Facility has teamed up with Meshed to help governments and councils recognise the mobility changes during the coronavirus pandemic. The project will use...
by Stephanie Hazelton | May 6, 2020 | News, Tech & Research
One in three Australians over the age of 65 experience falls every year. A team of researchers at the University of Wollongong aims to combat this statistic with a pair of smart shoes, a technologically advanced tool to increase physical activity and reduce falls...
by Liam Mallia | Apr 8, 2020 | Tech & Research, TheStayHomer
Wollongong’s local churches have moved to live streaming this Easter in line with social distancing restrictions. The Catholic Diocese of Wollongong will move from pre-recorded meetings to live-broadcast mass and liturgies as part of ‘Holy Week Online’. Wollongong...
by Zoe Bradbury | May 1, 2019 | Tech & Research
A UOW Molecular Horizons research project has been granted $1.5 million dollars in funding to further understand how superbug bacteria becomes resistance to antibiotics. Over a five year period, researchers will examine bacteria at a cellular level to understand how...
by Mia Hull | Nov 30, 2018 | News, Tech & Research
The University of Wollongong is adopting new technology designed to repurpose plastic waste for 3D printers. The university’s Makerspace club is behind the project, and its members hope the new approach to recycling will reduce plastic pollution in the Wollongong....
