A study by University of Queensland researcher Dr Lennert Veerman has concluded that a 5-fold increase from current World Health Organisation (WHO) exercise recommendations is required to significantly ward off heart disease and stroke; and reduce the chances of breast and ...
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In episode 10 of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look back on a week when New York said 'no' to Pokémon Go, we discovered what the most optimistic and engaging school year ...
More »Profile: Meet ‘Book of Mormon’ fan and DVC, research, Geraldine Mackenzie
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Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Atos, Bridgestone, Dow, GE, Omega, Panasonic, P&G, Samsung, Toyota and Visa. The Olympics attracts serious big-hitters to its marketing program – The Olympic Partner program, or TOP. Dr Con Stavros is the program director for postgraduate marketing and associate ...
More »UniMelb, UTAS professors join ANSTO board
A professor from the university of Melbourne and one from the University of Tasmania have been appointed to the board of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation . Dr Adi Paterson, chief executive of ANSTO, announced that UniMelb provost Margaret Sheil ...
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More »Universities receive Alzheimer’s disease research funding
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More »Talking Eds, Episode 9: Special presentation on the future of innovation in Australia
Firstly some housekeeping: we missed last week’s episode of Talking Eds because two-thirds of the team was on annual leave but we are back this week with a special presentation. The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce today curated a fascinating roundtable discussion ...
More »USYD sports psychologist smashes five specious sporting cliches
As Australia's team of 419 athletes head over to Rio de Janeiro to compete in 26 sports at the 2016 Summer Olympics, University of Sydney senior lecturer in skill acquisition and sports psychology, Dr Steve Cobley, has poured some cold ...
More »‘We entered in good faith’ responds UNSW to failed art colleges merger
University of New South Wales vice-chancellor professor Ian Jacobs has responded to his University of Sydney counterpart Michael Spence's comments yesterday regarding USYD's decision to unilaterally back out of a decision to merge the two universities' premier art colleges. UNSW ...
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