Australian researchers will test a way to dole out a vaccine without the need for a needle. University of Sydney researchers were awarded $1.12 million in funding to undertake independent clinical research studies to determine the effectiveness of a postage-stamp-like ...
More »Kylie Moore-Gilbert speaks after release from Iran prison
Australian-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been released from an Iranian prison after spending more than two years behind bars over allegations of espionage. “Thank you… to all of you who have supported me and campaigned for my freedom, it has meant ...
More »Survey shows Aussies who will forgo a COVID-19 jab
Six per cent of Australians are certain they won’t get a COVID-19 jab once one is made available. An Australian National University survey of 3,000 Aussie adults also revealed another seven per cent feel they will probably not get the ...
More »Oxford COVID vaccine shows promising signs in older adults
As the race to make a COVID-19 vaccine safe and commercially available gathers steam, new research has revealed University of Oxford and AstraZeneca’s potential jab produced promising results in older adults. Full trial results are expected by Christmas but late-stage ...
More »Australia sitting pretty as US, UK unis struggle with employability: recruiters
Australia no longer sits among the top five in a ranking of the world’s best countries for graduate employability – but it’s still seen as an attractive option for students. The 2020 Global University Employability Rankings, designed by French HR ...
More »USyd medical science academics protest ‘unnecessary and unfair’ job plan
University of Sydney academics have launched a campaign against their employer’s decision to cut jobs in medical science fields. The cohort believes USyd is making almost two dozen of its medical science academics redundant “under false pretences”. The Defend Medical ...
More »Uni campus, school close amid COVID outbreak
A high school in Adelaide’s northern suburbs and a Flinders University campus will be closed for deep cleaning after students at both facilities tested positive to COVID-19. It was announced on Tuesday that a student from the Roma Mitchell Secondary College ...
More »Strictly speaking | Hygge
The Danish word hygge, meaning ‘a sense of comfort that engenders contentment’ has had various waves of popularity in the English-speaking world. It was first recorded in the US in the 1960s to describe a general feeling of wellbeing. ‘Mindfulness’ might be a ...
More »What the international student exodus really means for education
Much has been said of the significant impact COVID-19 has had on international student recruitment, and the reliance of universities in particular on foreign students. But what happens next for the tertiary education sector? With border closures and a lack ...
More »Australia running out of time to meet Paris Accord
Australia has just nine years before exceeding its Paris Accord commitments at current emission rates, a leading climate expert has warned. Professor Mark Howden, director of the Australian National University’s Climate Change Institute, said although thinking on climate change had “turned a corner” in the past ...
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