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Oxford University researchers have begun the first trials of an experimental preventive Ebola vaccine regimen developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. The trials come as the ongoing Ebola epidemic is affecting a growing number of countries including Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, ...

A University of Canberra researcher has been awarded $2.6 million for his project, which aims to make mathematics more engaging for disadvantaged high school students in Indonesia. Led by UC Centenary professor Thomas Lowrie, the three-year project is focused on ...

The acting chief commissioner of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Nick Saunders, has defended its accreditation of complementary and alternative medicine courses following heavy criticism from senior medical academic figures. The president of the Friends of Society ...

In an extended interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke to Yun-Hee Jeon, professor of ageing and chronic disease from Sydney Nursing School at the University of Sydney. Jeon discussed her interest in leadership and management specific to aged care and ...

Education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke to Maayken Van den berg, a postdoctoral research fellow from Flinders University. Van den berg is involved in a world-first study, looking at whether technology such as iPad apps and interactive games can help older ...

Private colleges would receive funding for students enrolled in 'pseudo-scientific' courses under proposed higher education reforms, said the president of the Friends of Science in Medicine. John Dwyer, head of the powerful lobby group, said he is concerned that precious ...

Better management of the body’s immune receptors could help doctors to reduce the severity of side effects and pain resulting from chemotherapy treatments for cancer according to University of Adelaide researchers. A paper, recently published in the journal Cancer Treatment ...

Young researchers from a diverse range of disciplines are being incentivised to take on dementia under a new program designed to encourage new approaches. Up to $46 million in joint funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the ...

Education Editor Antonia Maiolo speaks to Thomson Ch’ng, president of the Council of International Students Australia, about what he thinks will be the big issues for international education throughout 2015.

New research has indicated that a significant percentage of WA’s nursing students have been exposed to aggression and violence while on clinical placement. The study, carried out by Murdoch University PhD student Martin Hopkins, surveyed150 second and third year bachelor ...