Whose job is it to clear up all the rubbish floating in the oceans?

By Professor Alistair McIlgorm.

Library staff volunteer at Illawarra Book Fair

UOW Library staff volunteered their time and skills at the Lifeline Book Fair last month for the third consecutive year. 

From euthanasia and Nazi analogies to the re-introduction of thalidomide

How influential has the Nazi analogy been in recent medical debates on euthanasia? Is the history of eugenics being revived in modern genetic technologies? And what does the tragic history of thalidomide and its recent reintroduction for new medical treatments tell us about how governments solve ethical dilemmas?

UOW uncovers earliest aerial footage of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong Library has uncovered the earliest known aerial footage of Wollongong, taken from a biplane in 1938.

Aboriginal artist and activist to visit UOW

UOW academic identifies flaws in NSW Government’s new one-punch laws

One punch laws won't curb alcohol-related violence, UOW's Dr Julia Quilter says.