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Brain cancer researcher receives Dr Margaret Gardiner Scholarship

First-year PhD candidate Carolyn Hollis has been awarded the Dr Margaret Gardiner Scholarship for Medical Research (Scholarship) at the International Women’s Day Luncheon in Wollongong on 8 March 2019.... Read More...

UOW research helps shed light on aggressive brain cancer

Microbeam Radiation Therapy may offer a way to treat otherwise untreatable cancers.... Read More...

Antarctica flight the living laboratory for radiation sensor testing

Researchers board 14-hour flight to collect particle data from upper atmosphere to progress cancer research. A research team from the University of Wollongong ... Read More...

New technology to treat brain tumors

Professor Michael Lerch and Dr Enbang Li from the Centre of Medical Radiation Physics were recently featured on Vox FM and 2ser radio. The devastating impact... Read More...

New method for plasma extraction could improve cancer detection

PhD students develop simple, low-cost device that removes plasma with higher levels of purity A new method to separate plasma from blood could have positive im... Read More...

Destroying our number one enemy: cancer

To harm or to heal? This was the choice for a young Anatoly Rozenfeld, a graduate of the prestigious St Petersburg Polytechnic Institute and the Kiev Institute ... Read More...

Exchange program aids pioneering treatment for cancer

One of the new frontiers in cancer treatment is charged particle therapy which uses protons or heavy ions as opposed to traditional X-rays. According to the Di... Read More...

Hitting the bullseye with cancer treatment

Inspired by personal experiences, PhD student Lauren Bell is developing methods to take the guesswork out of cancer radiotherapy. Despite the ongoing advance... Read More...

New brain cancer treatment twice as effective

Researchers develop new therapy to treat some of the most aggressive malignant brain tumours. A new three-pronged therapy to treat some of the most aggressive ... Read More...

Innovative Radiation Detectors

According to NSW Cancer Registry Statistical Reporting, one per cent of the population each year is diagnosed with cancer. Around one-third of Australians ar... Read More...