It’s an exciting time to be in quantum computing. On the very same day that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described University of New South Wales research in the field as “the best work in the world”, the team behind it all ...
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One of the university leaders behind the Australian public campaign for an International Day of the Tropics said the movement has gained international political momentum. After returning from a recent United Nations summit in New York, James Cook University vice-chancellor professor ...
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One-third of children nationwide don’t attend enough preschool, leaving one-fifth of children, many from the poorest backgrounds, developmentally unprepared for school – a new report has found. Quality Early Education for All: Fostering creative, entrepreneurial, resilient and capable learners by ...
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If you had access to a nation-spanning network of cameras and drones, how would you use it? For one Australian National University scientist, the answer is to spy on trees. Dr Tim Brown, research fellow at ANU, has helped launch ...
More »Australia-first study examines happiness in teens with autism
Deakin University researchers are examining happiness through the eyes of adolescents with autism. Wellbeing and autism researchers from Deakin's School of Psychology – led by professor Nicole Rinehart – said they hoped the results of this study would give a ...
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Children need to spend two hours a day outdoors to combat the increasing risk of short-sightedness, new Queensland University of Techology-led research has found. Short-sightedness – otherwise known as myopia or nearsightedness – is caused when light received by the eye doesn’t focus directly ...
More »Bond researcher develops intriguing hamstring theory
Originally from Penrith in New South Wales and now based on the Gold Coast, where he completed a Bachelor of Sport Science from Bond University, Wade Chalker has a passion for hamstrings and cricket. He and associate professor Justin Keogh ...
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Can computers solve some of the world’s deadliest diseases? That’s the big question one computer scientist is aiming to solve. Associate professor Karin Verspoor, University of Melbourne expert in computational bioscience, argues computers can help cure illnesses by simply sifting ...
More »More funding for human research ethics committees: expert
The National Health and Medical Research Council must lobby government for funding to properly support human medical research ethics committees, an internationally renowned expert has argued. Professor Linda Shields, American Academy of Nursing fellow and Charles Sturt University nursing academic, ...
More »RedSpace moves TAFE Qld into applied research
TAFE Queensland has broken into the applied research sector with a new centre and indicates a future push into formal research – traditionally the domain of universities. TAFE QLD’s RedSpace Centre for Applied Research and Innovation partners with local small ...
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