Remember economist Rory Robertson who bet Doomsday forecaster Steve Keen a walk to Mt Kosciuszko over house prices not crashing during the GFC? Well he’s at it again and this time he’s taking on University of Sydney nutritionists Jennie Brand-Miller ...

Student and staff unions have relaunched Bluestocking Week to celebrate and campaign for women in higher education Women across Australia have welcomed back the return of Bluestocking Week with special functions, dances and other activities. The National Tertiary Education Union ...

A new study has found that nearly 90 per cent of jilted lovers are guilty of post-break up cyber spying. According to a masters thesis written by a student at  University of Western Ontario, Canada, as many as 88 per ...

The 900-year-old Oxford University has changed the laws about its academic dress code following concerns they discriminated against transgender students. Students taking exams or attending formal occasions will no longer have to wear ceremonial clothing that is specific to their ...

A team of scientists working at the A team of scientists working at the University of Warwick in England have announced a new form of chocolate that is almost completely fat free. Chemists at the university have discovered a method ...

Life expectancy for American adults with 16 years or more of education has risen rapidly since 1990, US researchers say.  The study conducted by researchers at the University of Illiniois shows that despite advances in healthcare and increases in life ...

The problem of emotional eating and if it is in fact sad feelings that leave someone playing tug of war with the fridge door handle is the focus of a new study. Researchers at Macquarie University want to discover why ...

Cancer survival rates in the Tasmania have improved significantly over the past 20 years, says a new report from the state’s Cancer Registry.  The report, Cancer Survival and Prevalence in Tasmania 1978-2008 is the first survival data published by the ...

A hovering light bulb invented by a 19-year-old student from the University of Queensland has been singled out as an exciting industry innovation by an American lighting firm. Chris Rieger’s invention, LevLight, which levitates below a ceiling while glowing, has ...

Trials of new dental procedures have resulted in a 40 per cent decline in the incidence of tooth decay Fear of the dentist’s loud and noisy equipment could soon be a thing of the past, with a drill-free clinic on ...