Curtin University researchers believe a new communication tool could help the millions of people hospitalised with dementia worldwide each year. The latest round of research – published in the peer-reviewed journal Dementia – tested the feasibility of carers, hospital staff and visitors ...

More than 100 Australian academics have made it onto a global list of the most highly cited researchers. Released last week, the 2017 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers Report identifies authors who have consistently won approval from their peers, and ...

Australian universities may need to do more to prepare their graduates for the workforce, after most business owners said current efforts were inadequate. The Future of Talent report – released by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) yesterday – ...

A migrant has hit out at a human rights conference for questioning its subject. The migrant, who is also an academic who wishes to remain anonymous, thinks the Australian Academy of the Humanities' 48th symposium should not critique "sacred" human rights ...

A Sydney researcher is the latest to be welcomed into the ranks of an international group that will use science projects to encourage peace between Western and Middle-Eastern nations. Dr Ahmed Moustafa from Western Sydney University’s School of Sciences and ...

On-campus sexual assault and harassment was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Yet only students were the focus of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)'s inquiry and report on this subject. This doesn't mean university staff are immune to this phenomenon. Indeed, the Weinstein scandal has shifted ...

China may be academically rising, but its the US that produces the most employable university graduates. That is, according to the seventh annual Times Higher Education (THE) Global University Employability Ranking. Caltech was employers' top university pick for the second consecutive year, followed ...

“People are making complicated – and sometimes deeply personal – decisions to withdraw from study when life gets in the way. We shouldn’t pressure students to stay enrolled if they need to care for a dying parent, for instance, and ...

Video games, smart phones and wearable technology could be key tools to assist recovery from stroke and sports injuries, according to researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). Information on the topic was delivered in a number of ...

University students considering further study now have a resource to help inform their decision making, after a postgraduate degree comparison website was launched this month. As competition in the job market continues to grow, the number of Australians taking on ...