A report released today from ANU has shown that roughly one in two Australians, or 47 per cent, are more stressed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from the survey of more than 3,200 people – led by ...

A survey conducted at the zenith of COVID-19 reported that teachers were routinely working extra hours, with nearly half of the 1200 respondents working almost an extra day during the pandemic and others working in excess of 20 extra hours ...

Low-cost hydrogen storage to help power homes and businesses across Australia could soon become a reality due to promising new technology developed in Australia. While renewables will remain part of the energy mix, UNSW researchers have developed metal alloys that can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...