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Learn about our research breakthroughs and application through the latest news and case studies.
UTS research seeks to put Australia’s disability history at the centre of government planning processes.
A review of Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's new book 'The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West'.
The award-winning Hey History! podcast is helping primary school teachers and kids get excited about learning Australian history.
In a quiet museum in La Spezia, Italy, a handwritten diary from the late 1800s tells tales of Aboriginal cultures, languages, and people through the eyes of explorer Giovanni Podenzana. Thousands of kilometres away, in Sydney, Dr Monica Galassi is helping bring these stories home.
Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?
The award-winning Hey History! podcast is helping primary school teachers and kids get excited about learning Australian history.
UTS research seeks to put Australia’s disability history at the centre of government planning processes.
In a quiet museum in La Spezia, Italy, a handwritten diary from the late 1800s tells tales of Aboriginal cultures, languages, and people through the eyes of explorer Giovanni Podenzana. Thousands of kilometres away, in Sydney, Dr Monica Galassi is helping bring these stories home.
A review of Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's new book 'The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West'.
Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?
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