The global pandemic we speak of as coronavirus has been declared a "force majeure’’. It overrides previous considerations and requires the cancellation of what we know and have accepted as ‘normal’. It comes in the footsteps of Australian environmental catastrophes ...
More »Strictly Speaking | Magpie, hamster, squirrel
In a recent article on words that the COVID-19 crisis is adding to English (and other languages), columnist David Astle mentions magpie as a verb, meaning to swoop on supermarket shelves and clear them (Sydney Morning Herald, 3.4.20). The aggressiveness ...
More »Continuity, contradiction or crash? Unknowns in the international student market
Anyone who tells you they know what is going to happen to Australia’s extraordinarily valuable international student market is having you on. They can’t know, because it will all depend on things that haven’t happened yet. We don’t know what will ...
More »Socially distanced nursing: The future of teaching?
While the COVID-19 pandemic has driven millions of people inside, many jobs in healthcare have not had that luxury. And as health professionals kept calm and carried on, so too did nursing schools across the nation as graduating the current ...
More »Asthma inhaler trial as COVID-19 treatment
They are designed to keep asthma attacks in check but a group of Australian researchers believe inhalers could also be used to treat COVID-19. A trial by Queensland University of Technology and University of Oxford researchers is looking at whether ...
More »New study reveals COVID-19’s effect on relationships and mental health
A report released today from ANU has shown that roughly one in two Australians, or 47 per cent, are more stressed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from the survey of more than 3,200 people – led by ...
More »USQ scientists helping to save valuable coffee crops in South East Asia: Podcast
CampusReview · How scientists are investigating and fighting climate change in South East Asia: Podcast Dr Jarrod Kath from USQ’s Centre for Applied Climate Sciences is investigating a variety of coffee that supplies roughly 20-40 per cent of the world’s ...
More »A fundamental shift: New Torrens VC on his vision for the institution and the changing role of higher education
In May, Campus Review spoke with Alwyn Louw as he commenced his new role as vice-chancellor of Torrens University. Starting any new job can be challenging at the best of times, but thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, new Torrens University ...
More »Nationwide survey reveals how the education sector coped at the height of COVID-19
A survey conducted at the zenith of COVID-19 reported that teachers were routinely working extra hours, with nearly half of the 1200 respondents working almost an extra day during the pandemic and others working in excess of 20 extra hours ...
More »Could low-cost hydrogen be powering our homes and businesses sooner than expected?
Low-cost hydrogen storage to help power homes and businesses across Australia could soon become a reality due to promising new technology developed in Australia. While renewables will remain part of the energy mix, UNSW researchers have developed metal alloys that can ...
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