Astronomers see white dwarf switch on and off
White dwarfs are what most stars become after burning off the hydrogen that fuels them. Now our astronomers have seen one of these galactic objects switching on and off for the first time.
Students recognised with Chancellor’s Scholarship and inaugural Narrm Scholarship offers
The University of Melbourne has offered its first Narrm Scholarships to eligible students who have received their Year 12 results today, alongside its esteemed Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship offered to...
Sustainability researcher wins $1.5m award for work tackling the climate crisis
The Frontiers Planet Prize, a global initiative of the Frontiers Research Foundation in Switzerland, has announced Associate Professor Arunima Malik as one of its three...
Where are the robots?
Where have all the robots been hiding during the COVID-19 crisis? An opinion piece by J. Jesse Ramírez, Assistant Professor of American Studies and co-coordinator of the Technologies concentration at the HSG.
Curtin students eager to use their Global Voices for change
A quartet of Curtin University students driven by their passion to make a positive difference in the areas of sustainability, environmentalism, homelessness and human rights have been named semester two 2023 Global Voices Scholars.
Athlete sleep more affected by lockdown compared to general population – new study finds
A new global study in which Loughborough University was a co-lead, has shown that athlete sleep was heavily impacted during the lockdown period.
Why new mothers are more likely to see faces in everyday objects
A University of Queensland study has found women who’ve just had a baby are much more likely to see faces in everyday objects than other women.
Biomass boiler funding of $6m takes UC closer to sustainability targets
The University of Canterbury’s (UC) goal of becoming carbon net neutral by 2030 has received a $6.24 million boost with the announcement of Government funding towards new energy infrastructure at UC’s Ilam campus.
Two UC schools stand their ground in the 2022 QS subject rankings
The 2022 subject rankings have been released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), and two subjects at the University of Canterbury (UC) remain placed in the top 100 global ranking, with Linguistics moving further up the ladder.
LBS Student Award winners announced
Outgoing Student Association (SA) President Callan Carvey (pictured) and Treasurer Dinesh Chugani have won the Lasting Impact Award at this year’s London Business School (LBS) Student Awards, for their exceptional service to the School.
