Australians living with mental illness are being given the opportunity to shape future models of care under a new $10m program. The National Health and Medical Research Council will fund ALIVE, the Academy of Lived Experience and Co-Design Living Labs, ...
More »Bystander effect could help explain why a dead body was ignored for days
A psychology theory known as the “bystander effect” might explain how an elderly man slumped dead in his car outside a busy Perth supermarket went unnoticed for four days. The man’s body was found in a four-wheel drive outside Herdsman ...
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An article titled "F*** You: Uyghur protestors rally against appointment of University of Adelaide's new VC" published on 8 February 2021 included a number of false and defamatory statements made by protestors and directed at the appointment of Professor Peter ...
More »University graduates: pharmacists lowest paid, dentists highest
Pharmacists are the lowest paid graduates in Australia with new data revealing the profession offers those straight out of university a $49,600 salary. The Graduate Outcomes Survey by Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) revealed pharmacists came in $12,900 below the ...
More »University of Sydney finds new leader in NSW Department of Education secretary
Mark Scott has signed on the dotted line to become the next vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney. The secretary of the NSW Department of Education will take up the mantle in July. Former vice-chancellor Michael Spence wrapped up his ...
More »China dominates university rankings for emerging economies, but others are rapidly improving
China has cemented itself as a dominant player in the global university market, with five of the country’s universities taking out the top five positions in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings. China is the first ...
More »Scary stories don’t make everyone’s skin crawl: aphantasia study
A study including people who are unable to visualise mental images has suggested that “imagery is an emotional thought amplifier”. For the study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers guided 46 study participants (22 with aphantasia, and ...
More »ANU study details how dark web drug networks can elude law enforcement agencies
An Australian National University study has conceded the online war on drugs may never be won despite ongoing attempts from law enforcement agencies to disrupt networks selling lethal synthetic opioids. The dark web is a hidden collective of internet sites only accessible ...
More »Experts call for second investigation into the source of COVID-19
International virus experts are demanding another investigation into the source of COVID-19, amid concerns China had too much control over the last. In an open letter, academics from across the globe, including the Australian National University, called for an “unrestricted international forensic ...
More »One-fifth of the world’s best universities are now led by women
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, new analysis shows female vice-chancellors lead 20 per cent – or one-fifth – of the world’s top universities for the first time. The analysis, conducted by Times Higher Education (THE) and drawing on data ...
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