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A University of Queensland-led study has delivered alarming results, signalling the imminent extinction of up to 1000 species of birds, mammals and amphibians, unless the mostly human threats are actively managed. The team mapped destructive human activities including hunting, agriculture, ...

A Sydney university student wrongly accused of terrorism offences says he is suing Mark Latham for defamation, claiming tweets by the One Nation candidate “gravely injured” his character and reputation. Mohamed Kamer Nilar Nizamdeen was charged in August 2018 with ...

A central registry of human gene editing research plans should be set up to ensure transparency, World Health Organization (WHO) experts say. After its first two-day meeting in Geneva, WHO’s panel of gene editing experts on Tuesday said it would ...

After almost a decade of sluggish shuffling towards a cloud-based, digitally driven operating model, Australian education providers are collectively twigging to the benefits that can accrue from giving students and staff real-time access to information and services. Chief among these ...

Do students who live near factory pollution have more trouble learning than those in cleaner neighbourhoods? Will they be less likely to attend class if they have to pass through a rough area on their way there? These are some of ...

As New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is receiving global praise and respect for her action and dialogue following the terror attack on mosques in Christchurch, questions about the quality of Australia’s leadership deepen. Comparisons between Ardern and local political ...

The University of Southern California says it may expel students tied to a US college-admissions scam after reviewing their records. The school said it has already “placed holds on the accounts of students who may be associated with the alleged ...

Students are suing prestigious universities in a growing fallout from a massive college bribery scandal. Lawsuits began emerging a day after federal prosecutors said a California company made about $US25 million from parents seeking spots for their children in top ...

NO CODA FOR CODY Associate Professor Anna Cody is stepping up. The former director of the Kingsford Legal Centre, a community legal centre at UNSW, has been appointed dean of law at Western Sydney University. The Harvard graduate’s background and ...

The University of Sydney’s vice-chancellor has said he will not stand in the way of students and staff who plan to walk out of classes today to attend a climate change rally. And a union has called for other universities ...