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Western Sydney University to explore Planetary Health excellence in local area
Western Sydney University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Blue Mountains City Council and the Monash Sustainable Development Institute to explore the establishment of a Planetary Health Leadership Centre in Katoomba.

Opinion: The Blue Mountains World Heritage site has been downgraded, but it’s not too late to save it
Twenty years ago, UNESCO inscribed the greater Blue Mountains area on the World Heritage List for having “outstanding universal value”.

Student mural paints a new future for Johnstons Creek
Western Sydney University’s Painted River Project run by Dr Leo Robba and Dr Ian Wright has led to the co-creation of a new student mural, as part of efforts to rehabilitate an urban waterway in Sydney’s Inner West.

Western Sydney University launches program for aspiring Indigenous engineers
Today, Western Sydney University launched its Indigenous Engineering Aspire Program — a new internship program that aims to support the career development of aspiring Indigenous engineers.

Older renters are lonely and struggling financially during COVID - research shows
Dr Emma Power features in a new publication released by AHURI into the impact of COVID-19 on renters.

120,000-year-old supernova remnants detected in neighbouring galaxy
Western Sydney University researchers have discovered the ‘senior citizens’ of our neighbouring galaxy – close to 120,000-year-old remains of exploding stars known as supernova remnants.
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