Hamish began his editorial internship at The Herald Sun "very tired" on a New Year's Day. His first task? To approach strangers on the street and ask them if they had already broken their New Year's resolutions. Surprisingly to some, ...

Are students sexist against female lecturers? New York University researchers Pascal Wallisch, a clinical assistant professor of psychology and Julie Cachia, an adjunct instructor in advanced psychological statistics sought to analyse this claim, made by various academics, who based them on ...

A study of 3,659 PhD students in Flanders, Belgium found that over a third - well above the proportion in comparison groups - were at a high risk of having or developing a psychiatric disorder, especially depression. Competing work/life demands, job demands and ...

"I think a lot of people just assume confusion is absolutely a bad thing as a part of a learning process." "Huh?," one might reply to Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, Jason Lodge. Along with his colleagues at his ...

The bin chicken, or Australian white ibis, as it's less commonly known, isn't only hungering for your spare fries. Researchers from the University of Wollongong, the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, and the Australian Museum have found that their migratory patterns are ...

The force will apparently soon awaken – for real. "Conflict in outer space is not a case of 'if' but 'when'," warned Professor Melissa de Zwart, Dean of the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. That's why a team of global legal ...

The age of wisdom, not foolishness, is certainly in play in Newcastle. Its namesake university will imminently graduate its class of 2017. Among the graduates are Sapphire Dawson (24) and Declan Clausen (25). Though they will both don caps and gowns, in almost ...

"Tutorial size increases, online quizzes replacing assessment tasks, video streams (which often don't work) replacing classes, cuts in contact hours, refusal to pay staff for teaching time outside of tutorials, and a refusal to hire tutors if they have PhDs. ...

On World Water Day today (March 22), environmental experts from Western Sydney University have come together to share their views on sustainability and the future of our water supply. This year's theme – Nature for Water – focuses attention on ...

A young woman sprinted through UTS' Ross Milbourne Sports Hall, muscular legs pumping, blonde ponytail swishing. Weaving her way through the crowd, clutching a Frisbee, she suddenly flung it into the air. The woman was Gabriella 'Bella' O'Grady. A student ...