Researchers have again found insidious sexism in science careers; a new program will test whether linking change to funding has a positive effect. By James Wells A draft report into the scientific community reveals gender inequality is entrenched in Australian ...

Mental health researchers at Monash University will benefit from a new multimillion-dollar gift. Monash economics graduate and stockbroker David Winston Turner has donated $5.2 million – the largest philanthropic gift the university has received. The gift, to be distributed over ...

An Australian study has found that having thoughts of homicide is a real phenomenon among family members who care for people with dementia. Twenty-one Australian carers took part in the study. Two participants reported actively contemplating killing the person they ...

NSW premier Mike Baird has said the launch of the University of Sydney’s new Brain and Mind Centre is an opportunity to help reduce patient dependence on crisis and hospital services through research-based community approaches. In its first five years, ...

The chronic skills shortage in regional New South Wales is the focus of a new research project led by Charles Sturt University. Professor Kishor Sharma, professor Edward Oczkowski and professor John Hicks from CSU’s faculty of business, together with Lani ...

A looming meeting of business, professional, community and government leaders is an opportunity to help ensure the continued growth of the research sector, provided valuable stakeholders are not shut out of the talks, the Go8 has argued. In a statement ...

Researchers are looking into ways of making the daily grind easier for families facing the logistical nightmare of ferrying children to and from childcare, schools and after-hours activities. University of Canberra assistant professor of urban and regional planning Hitomi Nakanishi is investigating ...

Queensland researchers are aiming to lift the lid on Australian university students’ use of so called ‘study drugs’ in an effort to provide a clearer local picture of an issue said to already be commonplace in the US. Led by University of ...

Male koalas seeking sex get all shouty and spread out, partly to reduce competition from the other males. Bellowing seems to prevent fights between the males, as well as letting females know exactly who they are in the breeding season, ...

Students should play a major role in defining successful higher education outcomes. This word ‘quality’ is something I have often come across in daily life as the president of the Council of International Students Australia. I think this is one ...