In part two of our series on issues arising from Australia's megafires this summer, Campus Review talks to firefighter and PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University, Greg Penney. With his unique mix of academia and hands-on knowledge, Penney explains how ...
More »2020 ANUpoll shows environment and climate change are top concerns
The 2020 ANUpoll conducted by The Australian National University (ANU) shows environment and climate change are the top two concerns among respondents. ANUpoll also revealed that the biggest drop in support for coal mines was among Australians who voted for the ...
More »Flex on, flex off: Australian-first study on working parents
Pay an invoice. Take a phone call from school. Review a new blizzard of campaign creatives. Use the lunch break to phone Aunt Marge and buy your son a new shirt – the other one is ruined after a Heinz ...
More »Peak social work body calls for ‘compassion’ and ‘care’ as COVID-19 discrimination cases rise
The Australian Council of Heads of Social Work has joined a chorus of other organisations and individuals concerned about racism directed towards the Chinese-Australian community amid the worldwide spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). After highlighting the steps universities are taking ...
More »Monash research shows teens sleeping in is best for mood, concentration
The teen tendency to sleep in may be to their benefit, according to experts currently researching the impact of changes in sleep, body clock and light on teenage brains. Monash University sleep scientists are conducting the research to uncover how ...
More »Strictly Speaking: Black Friday
You may have been a little confused when bombarded with advertising for ‘Black Friday’ sales in the lead-up to Christmas last year. In the US, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving (always the fourth Thursday in November) when shops ...
More »Travel bans to China extended amid potential hit to international education
Australia could lose up a third of Chinese students to foreign universities as health concerns about the coronavirus – now called COVID-19 – continue to intensify in Australia. Australia’s latest move, which will extend the travel ban for another seven days, has ...
More »Does your alarm affect how well you wake up?
New research from RMIT suggests that the sounds we wake up to could determine how groggy and clumsy we are in the morning. They found that waking to melodic alarms could improve alertness levels and this could be particularly important ...
More »On the move | January
SUSSEX TO SYDNEY Two Sussex professors are moving up in the world (figuratively) by moving down in the world (cartographically), taking up positions at the University of NSW. Professor Claire Annesley (pictured), former deputy pro-vice-chancellor (equalities and diversity), will become ...
More »Higher education’s response to Australia’s megafires 2020: Part 1 – Climate change
"The window for taking such action [on climate change] is closing fast," according to Clem Davis. The summer of 2019–2020 has been a time most Australians would prefer to forget. As megafires wreaked havoc across most states and territories, people lost ...
More »