New words – or neologisms – give expression to hitherto unrealised or articulated ideas, and underscore the adaptability and beauty of the English language. They also reflect the political, social and economic contexts in which they arise. Interestingly, however, the Ozwords shortlist ...
More »New research finds Aussie men live longest
If you’re an Australian man, you’re better placed than any other male group in the world to reach a ripe old age. This is according to new research by ANU. Pulling data from 15 countries with high-life expectancies across Europe, ...
More »ACU hit by cyber attack, staff emails compromised
In the second successful cyber attack on a university unearthed in the past month, Australian Catholic University has alerted its community to a data breach. Earlier this month, Australian National University revealed a hacker breached its systems in 2018, accessing ...
More »ANU spotlights disorder that leaves people unable to recognise faces
“Hello, Pat. It’s Judy.” That’s how Patricia Watson’s sister greeted her when the two unexpectedly crossed paths at the shops. Watson lives with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which, as Dr Jo Lane from Australian National University’s Research School of Population ...
More »No more Australians needed: ANU poll
The issue of population growth made headlines a number of times in 2018 – Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged cutting migration and earlier in the year Four Corners explored our readiness for a ‘Big Australia’ – so what does the ...
More »An ANU Associate Professor on the traps of success
It began – as the cliché goes – with a list on a napkin. Associate Professor Inger Mewburn, director of research training at ANU and founder of blog The Thesis Whisperer, was lunching with a colleague when the discussion turned to ...
More »Prepared to go to the barricades: ANU’s Gareth Evans urges uni leaders to fight for free speech
Former Labor heavyweight and now ANU chancellor Gareth Evans has used a speech to fellow university leaders to detail ANU’s much publicised struggles with the Ramsay Foundation and call for universities to be vigilant in remaining open to the principles of ...
More »Comic relief: laughter could help with workplace aggression
It might be a good time to thank a colleague who made you laugh today, if a new study by Australian researchers is to go by. They’ve found a bit of humour goes a long way in the workplace. Researchers ...
More »VC Spence lauds freedom of speech while USYD continues Ramsay Centre negotiations
One of the universities "most hostile to intellectual freedom" is also, apparently, its defender. In an op-ed published in The Australian on Tuesday, University of Sydney VC Michael Spence explained why, despite opinions to the contrary, his institution remains a defender of free ...
More »World’s oldest colours paint picture of early life
Ask a child to colour in a stegosaurus and you might get a red one, a green one, or perhaps grey and blue. Ask a scientist and you might get the same variation. That’s because colour is often lost to ...
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