Last week Campus Review published an article about the research of UWA’s Dr Cyril Grueter and a team of Edith Cowan University researchers that suggested altruism or kindness as a personality trait does not apply to everyone, and is more ...

An Indigenous academic has argued that changing the date of Australia Day will not address the deep-seated feelings of loss and sadness that accompany it for many of Australia’s original inhabitants. However, Monash Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Issues Jacinta Elston ...

Associate Professor Robyn Brandenburg has received a Fulbright Training and Research scholarship – one of the most prestigious in the world – for her research into the effectiveness of Teacher Performance Assessments (TPA). These assessments certify whether a graduate is ...

Despite the University of Queensland being the highest ranked university in the state, QTAC applications show the Queensland University of Technology has overtaken UQ in four of the top five courses for 2020. Campus Review spoke to Dr John Griffiths, CEO of ...

There are calls for a new whooping cough vaccine in the next five to 10 years to protect vulnerable individuals from what experts are calling superbug strains of the condition. Researchers at UNSW believe whooping cough bacteria are “becoming smarter ...

Universities are not only a place of learning, but they also play pivotal role in keeping towns and cities strong and connected during catastrophic events like the bushfires of the last two months. “University communities across Australia have responded powerfully to bushfires of unprecedented ...

When talking to students, colleges and universities can easily get caught up in long-form academic-speak. It’s in their very nature to deliver high-end, formal education, and the tone of their communications often matches. But while there is a need to ...

A UWA academic contends that screen time is not the primary cause of an upsurge in myopia – or short-sightedness – around the world and that more research into the condition is needed. In an article for The Conversation, Professor ...

What makes someone help a stranger? Like me, a lot of people are likely to believe it’s an innate personality trait, a sense of altruism that runs through someone, something some individuals possess but others neither practice nor understand. But ...

New words – or neologisms – give expression to hitherto unrealised or articulated ideas, and underscore the adaptability and beauty of the English language. They also reflect the political, social and economic contexts in which they arise. Interestingly, however, the Ozwords shortlist ...