Without significant investment, Australia may lose the international race to build a quantum computer – a global research leader has warned. Professor Michelle Simmons, director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, said while ...

The re-examination of a study that initially found psychiatric drug paroxetine to be a safe and effective treatment for depression in adolescents, has concluded the treatments drug to be ineffective and associated with serious side effects A team of international researchers, led by ...

James Cook University researchers have played a role in a discovery that may alter the known history of humankind. JCU’s professor Paul Dirks and Dr Eric Roberts were part of an international team that discovered Homo naledi – an extinct, ...

Western Sydney University has announced a $500,000 scholarship fund to assist refugees, with plans to raise $12 million through a fundraising campaign. The scholarships are valued at $7500 a year and are to be used for study and living expenses. ...

Staunch opponent of fee deregulation professor Stephen Parker is stepping down as vice-chancellor and president of the University of Canberra. Parker will step down in July next year, after leading UC for nine years, to spend more time with family and to ...

More dementia training is necessary in degree courses for undergraduate RNs, a dementia care leader has argued. General manager of residential services at dementia and aged-care specialist HammondCare, Angela Raguz, said some RN graduates employed in dementia-specific services had received as ...