New research in protected cropping using medicinal cannabis by La Trobe University is aiming to develop Australia’s agricultural industry and establish an Australian supply chain for medicinal cannabis. The project recently received $5m in funding from the Australian Government’s Regional ...

Western Sydney University has ranked first on the planet for its commitment to global equality and sustainability. Topping the list of more than 1,406 institutions across 106 countries, WSU secured its place as a world leader in the latest edition ...

One of Australia’s top design schools has become the latest to adopt an unusual marking system that has taken global academia by storm.  This year, Swinburne University’s Bachelor of Design made the bold decision to remove grades from core sections ...

As of 2019, Australian universities produced about 10 thousand PhD graduates each year, a number that kept growing in the previous 20 years while increasing the competitiveness of the academic job market.  A recent study from the University of Sydney analysed over ...

A one per cent investment in research and development could raise productivity and increase Australia’s revenue by $24 billion over the next decade, says Universities Australia. This means for every $1 invested in the research sector, $5 would be returned to ...

A Bill recently passed in parliament represents a new benchmark in the way governments are willing to impose cyber security obligations on private businesses to protect national interests. Cyber attacks against businesses and government entities of all sizes have grown ...

With 170,000 Australians breaking a bone annually, PhD student Janitha Jeewantha thought it was time to redesign a new, easier way to cast injuries. With help from his professor, Jeewantha developed a hybrid shape memory polymer 'smart plaster' which wraps around ...

Australia’s tertiary regulator has flagged an increase in online contractors amping up advertising for illegal cheating services. In a statement, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) said the return to face-to-face learning had seen material promoting “assignment help” ...

While we might recognise the verbal elements that make up the recently coined word holistorexia its meaning is not immediately obvious. It’s a combination of holist(ic), as in holistic medicine, and (an)orexia which literally means “lack of desire or appetite”. ...

A new study by UNSW Business school, Yale School of Management and Guanghua School of Management at Peking University reveals that feeling attractive while shopping changes consumer behaviour.  According to senior lecturer in the School of Marketing at UNSW Business ...