Universities are higher education facilities are rich targets for hackers because they keep so much sensitive information on file; have networks that are constantly being accessed by students, a demographic famous for its caprices; and because they often don't have dedicated ...

This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Dr Hannah McCann parlayed an undergrad degree in psychology into a fascinating PhD in queer femme and ...

This is Campus Review's Profile series, in which we visit with an academic or researcher to learn more about them and their work. Rose Michael is a nascent novelist who is passionate about Australian intellectualism and sci-fi cinema. Let's boldly ...

Amid the usual, Trump-driven headlines at this year’s G20 summit – a meeting of world leaders from 20 major economies – you may have glimpsed something less sensationalist but just as significant: a new, $20 million Australian-German research project to ...

Frigid Farrah is a sex robot with a personality. She is, as her name suggests, sexually coy. Advances made on her likely won't be "appreciated", say her creators, True Companion. But what are the ethics associated with this situation? Should the fact ...

We're all aware of emotional eating, and have possibly indulged in it ourselves. Now, this phrase has new resonance. Researchers at the University of Melbourne’s new sensory lab are testing more than our tastebuds in an attempt to divine what makes ...

The Australian National University may lead Australian universities globally, but in the Asia-Pacific region, the University of Melbourne has bested its national competitors, placing #3. That’s a result from the latest crop of rankings released by Times Higher Education (THE). Its ...

Universities around the world are atwitter over ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2017, which rates universities' performance in 44 mostly science-based subjects.  Nine Australian universities placed in the top ten institutions in 14 subjects. They are: Australian National University: #7 in Geography, and ...

When an ex-Australian Coal Association chairman is afraid of climate change, you know you should be especially so. In Ian Dunlop’s report, Disaster Alley: Climate Change, Conflict & Risk, he argues our political and corporate leaders have failed Australia and, ...

If you have an innovative idea and a spare US $6000, or are lucky enough to get a scholarship, MIT wants you. For the second consecutive year, the world’s top-ranked university has chosen QUT as the host of its Global ...