One of the world’s most-promising early career researchers has received a generous $8 million-dollar grant from Terry Snow and the Snow family to pursue research into how the human immune system can hunt down and eradicate cancer. Dr Marian Burr ...
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A new report argues the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption to Australia’s education system is really an opportunity, not a hurdle or catastrophe that some have feared. The report contends that the pandemic is providing an opportunity “to reshape the way we assess ...
More »More than $US21 trillion worth of global economic pain could be expected by 2021: new analysis
New analysis from the Australian National University estimates the global economy could slump by more than $US21 trillion due to the economic effects of COVID-19. Led by Professor Warwick McKibbin and Roshen Fernando, their study, titled ‘Global macroeconomic scenarios of ...
More »Time’s up for crooked students: Tehan to announce ‘Education Integrity Unit’
The federal government said it would crack down on cheats, cyber hacking and foreign interference last year, and now it seems they’ve moved a step towards it. The federally funded “Education Integrity Unit” to be announced today will be policed ...
More »Curtin receives funding for research into 3-D printing of skin for chronic wounds
Researchers at Curtin University have received a grant of $737,689 to help develop an affordable and effective treatment for patients with chronic and severe wounds. The grant was announced by the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, following the latest grant ...
More »A precarious time to be an academic and the long-lasting effects of casualisation
Thousands of highly trained, specialised academics who are casual or on a fixed term-contract face an uncertain – even precarious – future as COVID-19 and diplomatic tensions threaten to cripple Australia’s university system. According to Guardian Australia, Dr Yaegan Doran ...
More »A little bit of sweat helps the mind excel
It’s long been known that healthy levels of physical activity benefit one’s entire body and has a positive effect on mood. But new research has now found that there is a link between school students’ levels of exercise and their ...
More »Seeing is not always believing: the need for media literacy in Australia and the United States
Western Sydney University will partner with The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) in America to assess the state of media literacy education in both Australia and the United States. While the ability to “access, analyse, evaluate and create ...
More »Monash expert finds play-based learning encourages girls into STEM
A new study has found that girls as young as four can both overcome educational disadvantage and feel empowered to participate in STEM-based activities through emphasising play-based learning. Researchers at Monash University found that girls’ “thoughts and actions are endorsed ...
More »ANU study finds we’ve been drinking away our pandemic blues
A concerning new report from the Australian National University (ANU) shows Australians are drinking more frequently than before. While anecdotal evidence of increased alcohol consumption during social isolation has existed on social media posts and rises in alcohol sales, this ...
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