Childhood assessment and early intervention approaches must do more for children from culturally diverse backgrounds, according new research. Sarah Verdon who recently completed her PhD at Charles Sturt University investigated providing equitable and quality services for multilingual children with speech ...

A Laureate professor and engineering pioneer from the University of Newcastle has been elected to the Royal Society, a fellowship of the world’s most eminent scientific minds. Scott Sloan, a geotechnical engineer who heads up the University’s Priority Research Centre ...

The University of Melbourne’s education faculty was once again been confirmed as the country’s best trainer of teachers. The faculty was ranked 5th in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. In an interview with professor ...

Australian researchers have been part of a discovery that could lead to a single-shot flu vaccine offering protection for life. The University of Melbourne-led team says "killer" CD8+T cells are tasked with taking out new viruses and are able to ...

Burns and wounds could heal much faster and more effectively with the use of a synthetic skin created by Australian scientists. "Its potential to benefit the sick and injured, from cardiac and cancer patients to accident victims, from burns victims ...

Universities have expressed dismay at ongoing uncertainty over much-needed reforms to higher education and cuts to research programs following yesterday's announcement of the federal Budget. Universities Australia noted the “lack of progress through the Parliament of the Government’s Higher Education Research and Reform Amendment ...

The federal government will pay for research infrastructure by taking $150 million from grants to other academic endeavours. Last year, the government gave the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy a year's extra funding, tying the $150 million price tag to ...

Australians are ready to accept tighter security measures because of their fears of terror attacks, new research has found. Conducted by the University of South Australia, the research found a majority of Australians are prepared to trade off convenience and ...

The University of Melbourne and Ai-Media have announced a five-year global partnership to further develop a suite of tools for teacher improvement. This collaboration follows the release of a successful evaluation report into Visible Classroom products from the UK Government-funded ...

The National Tertiary Education Union and the Australian Education Union are calling on the government to protect public education in trade negotiations, now at a crucial stage. The NTEU is accusing the Abbott Government of using the international Trade in ...