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British researchers have developed a new web-based body scanning device that gives accurate measurements and could be a boon for online clothes shoppers. The new technology, known as Body Shape Recognition for Online Fashion, builds up a detailed image of ...

Scottish scientists have developed a revolutionary technique that could help police recover invisible footprints left on fabric at crime scenes. Last year researchers at the University of Abertay in Dundee made headlines when they recovered invisible fingerprints from fabrics. Now ...

A new type of "smart drug" may improve the survival rate of elderly patients suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) Results from a major trial led by Cardiff University have revealed that AML patients given the new drug in addition ...

West Australian researchers say they are being treated unfairly under the national medical funding system, in which their share has dropped markedly in the past decade. Despite being Australia's richest state in natural resources, Western Australia is certainly not at ...

To improve higher certificate completion rates it is sometimes important to offer help with some basic skills, such as language and numeracy The region our institute serves in south-west Sydney has an over-representation of people who are disadvantaged. According to ...

The federal government must withhold funding from those states that continue to destroy their vocational education and training. This was a grim year for the TAFE system in Australia. Decades of investment in public vocational education are being trashed by ...

The term meme, or more particularly internet meme, has become a buzzword to describe any concept or idea that spreads very quickly via the internet or social media. Examples of these can range from a catchy phrase, to a video, ...

One risk of dismantling public TAFEs is to increase the need for Australia to use the global mobile workforce. The globe is increasingly being divided between high-performing economies with an ability to withstand economic shocks and low-performing countries that lack ...

Managing director of Challenger Institute of Technology Liz Harris believes her award-winning public institute will succeed in a more contestable VET market. In your recent acceptance speech for the award of National Large Training Provider of the Year, what did ...

There was debate over national standards and teacher numbers this year but thankfully attention moved to better outcomes for students. Another academic year, school and calendar year draws to a close. Down south we are blessed by the double impact ...