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Melbourne secures ties with Belgium

The Crown Prince of Belgium recently witnessed the signing of the University of Melbourne's first university-wide agreement with a Belgian university. In Melbourne for the Belgian government's trade delegation to Australia, Prince Philippe, oversaw the signing of a bilateral agreement ...

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Uncovering clues to blood cancer

Researchers involved in a world-first study to uncover the causes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma are urging blood cancer sufferers and their family members to participate in the project. The UNSW team is looking into the reasons why people are diagnosed with ...

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Glasses reset the body’s clock

What is believed to be the world's first wearable device to reset the body's internal clock has been developed by a team at Flinders University. It may even put an end to irregular sleep patterns. Known as the Re-Timer, it ...

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Call to increase post-stroke therapy

Investment in intense therapy for stroke victims with aphasia improves quality of life for survivors as well as significant savings for the hospital system, according to new research from Griffith University. As a result, Griffith's head of speech pathology, Associate ...

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Regeneration in dogs’ spinal cords

Scientists from Cambridge University have found a way to get paralysed dogs to walk again, offering new hope for research into repairing damaged human spinal cords. Movement was restored to the dogs' hind legs by injecting cells, taken from the ...

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Greens introduce bill to help casual workers

The Fair Work Amendment Tackling Job Insecurity Bill, which was introduced by Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt, would improve the job security of those workers currently employed as regular casuals or on fixed-term contracts. It would enable employees or unions ...

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Students accuse uni of trying to suppress stories

The University of Newcastle has called for the students’ representative body to sign an agreement not to release the identity of students involved in an appeal, complaint or investigation with the university until the conclusion of that case. The Newcastle ...

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Safety fears after UTS crane fire

The National Tertiary Education Union is calling for a public inquiry following the collapse of a construction crane at the University of Technology Sydney. Simon Wade, president of the UTS NTEU branch, witnessed the accident and said he was concerned ...

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Ties with China now surpass the US

Australian universities currently have more links with universities in China than with any other part of the world, the federal Tertiary Education Minister and a leading university lobby have announced.   Attending the Australia-China University Leaders Forum in Canberra, Senator ...

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