Researchers from Monash University and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research have used mathematical modelling combined with advanced imaging technology, for the first time, to calculate the number and connectivity of living cells within bones. Researchers said the findings could ...

Diggers at Gallipoli did not just face death or injury through battle but had their fitness sapped by an epidemic of gastro ailments caused by swarming flies. "At its most virulent, diarrhoeal disease claimed as many men through sickness each ...

A greater investment by the states in research and innovation could help address the funding crisis currently facing the sector, according to University of Queensland academic. Chris Salisbury, postdoctoral fellow at UQ said previous examples of states investing in research ...

A proposed project developing education and research links aims to create opportunities for rural development in Australia and India, and improve agricultural production in the two countries. The Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation – a research alliance between Charles Sturt University ...

An Academy Awards-style voting system could help reduce grant application writing time without compromising the fairness of research fund distribution, a group of academics says. A recently launched pilot research project, by Queensland University of Technology and the University of Melbourne, is ...

Charles Sturt University today announced Joss Construction as head builder of its new School of Engineering. The $13 million project will redevelop existing buildings at CSU into a modern, practical facility for innovative learning and teaching in the engineering and ...

Growing concerns about the risks of alcohol and drug consumption to the elderly has led to calls from researchers for screening programs to help promote awareness of how such substances can adversely affect health. Dr Lynette Cusack from the University ...

Swinburne University of Technology has reappointed professor Linda Kristjanson vice-chancellor for five years, chancellor Graham Goldsmith announced. Speaking exclusively to Campus Review, Kristjanson said she was delighted to be able to lead Swinburne University for the next phase of its trajectory. “I’m confident that we have positioned ...

Four Australian health centres rank amongst the world’s best at using medical research to improve patient care, following assessment by an international panel of experts. The minister for health, Sussan Ley, yesterday announced all four as the first ever National ...

The popularity of Ned Kelly beards, and tattoos, within the hipster community may simply be down to the evolution of primates towards ornamental and even aggressive displays of flamboyance, a University of Western Australia researcher reports. A paper by Dr Cyril Grueter, ...