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News
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…
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Industry & Research
Are there too many Daves in research?
As Professor Deb Verhoeven spoke at Universities Australia's 2018 Higher Education Conference, some men shuffled out of the vast auditorium. Although…
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News
Curtin signs agreement with Telethon Kids Institute
Curtin University has entered into an agreement with Telethon Kids Institute, to improve children's health and medical research in Western…
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Industry & Research
Researchers make progress on saving wombats
Genetics research led by the University of the Sunshine Coast may have found the origins of sarcoptic mange, a disease…
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Industry & Research
You’re not as thin as you think, researchers say
Have you ever wondered if the way you see yourself is accurate? Researchers from the University of Western Australia say “psychological…
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Industry & Research
Large ‘hidden job market’ for PhD graduates unearthed
Not all PhDs have an experience as unsavoury as that of Karin Bodewits. However, like her, many have difficulty finding a job…
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Commentary
An empire of scraps: the university research model
The way university research is measured and rewarded needs to change. Helen Razer has called these times an Age of…
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Industry & Research
Griffith and Deakin combine to create online research course
Griffith University and Deakin University have teamed up to create a two-week online course designed to give participants a strong…
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Commentary
Fictionalised memoir exposes ‘dubious’ PhD experience in ‘modern, successful university’
I wake to the sound of raindrops tapping on the window of the tiny room in Pollock Halls of Residence.…
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Analysis
How Australia fares among the world’s most highly cited researchers
More than 100 Australian academics have made it onto a global list of the most highly cited researchers. Released last…
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Industry & Research
Initiative to look at benefits of university research
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has welcomed the findings of a report that examines how universities are translating their research…
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Industry & Research
Links between universities and industry patently fine: report
Despite ugly-looking past figures and rumours that these numbers persist, universities and industry are collaborating just fine. Such is the…
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News
World-first Deakin study unmasks university ghostwriters
In a world first study, Deakin University researchers have showed markers can distinguish ghostwritten assignments from genuine ones. Their hit…
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Industry & Research
Billion dollar babies: the cost of not furthering education
The following does not contain typos: disengaged 24-year-olds cost taxpayers $69 billion over a lifetime. This is one of the…
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Industry & Research
Paleontologists discover kangaroo-sized flying turkey
It wasn’t a bird, nor a plane. It would’ve been a grey kangaroo-sized giant, flying turkey. A team of paleontologists…
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Industry & Research
USYD’s brave new humanoid world
China’s largest consumer humanoid robotics company, UBTECH, has partnered with the University of Sydney to establish the UBTECH Sydney Artificial…
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Analysis
What keeps university leaders up at night?
I’m not at all confident that the university or anything like its current form will be here for even 20…
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International Education
Influx of foreign students continues
Foreign students are flocking to our (mostly) sunny shores in increasing numbers, government data has revealed. In the first quarter…
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Industry & Research
Antidepressant linked to increased risk of birth defects
Fluoxetine, the antidepressant in drugs such as Prozac and Lovan, has been found to increase the risk of birth defects…
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Industry & Research
RMIT students have the rights stuff
Five RMIT juris doctor students have made a robust case for improved human rights protections in Australia. The students, Brigette…
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News
Poo Tube creator gets science communication gong
Honey and poo are an unlikely combination, but it was these substances, together with her communication skills, that won Dr…
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Industry & Research
Fish and microbeads study becomes fishier
Did you or someone you know shun microbeads, common in skin exfoliants, last year? If so, it was probably due…
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News
The march of the stupid
Academics and experts must go on the offensive when spin and vested interests threaten to rule the day. Science is…
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News
ANU focuses on world’s biggest telescope
The 25-metre Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), the world’s biggest optical telescope, has reached a milestone in construction. The Steward Observatory…
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International Education
Sweet taste of Nobel success
The more chocolate that a country’s citizens eat, the more Nobel prize winners they produce, says an article published in…
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