Former Western Sydney University chancellor Peter Shergold is the powerful new chair of the Australian Research Council (ARC) which, following a review last year, will make independent decisions about most research grants. Professor Shergold will head a new nine-member board to ...

A new university-industry partnership will see industrial design students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) given the opportunity to pitch designs to a furniture retailer with a view to putting them into production. Seven fourth year industrial design ...

Skills, training and educator bodies have backed the Prime Minister's Future Made in Australia Act that will grow Australia's in-house manufacturing capabilities. The Prime Minister last Thursday outlined his plan to boost Australia's economic sovereignty through increased on-shore manufacturing and ...

Two lifesaving medical researchers who are helping to cure melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, have been recognised as the 2024 Australian of the Year. Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer's research has saved thousands of lives ...

The long, hard road to a PhD can be navigated a little more easily through good planning and a little mateship amongst peers. By Hamza Bendemra. Completing a PhD is no small feat. It requires high intellect and a great ...