Environmental and social change a focus for investors
Increasingly people want their investments to be driving positive environmental and social change but that’s difficult to achieve through listed market investing, Purpose Capitol Executive Director Bill Murphy says.
UWA graduate awarded prestigious scholarship
A graduate of The University of Western Australia, who works in bushfire risk and natural disaster management, has been awarded the prestigious Bob Hawke John Monash Scholarship.
UM, UN Commission hold conference to discuss promoting economic recovery through legal harmonisation
The University of Macau (UM) and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNCITRAL RCAP) 17 December 2021 held a conference titled...
Researchers at University of Toronto, McMaster study COVID-19 testing protocols for arriving international travellers
McMaster HealthLabs, a COVID-19-focused non-profit organization associated with researchers at McMaster University, the Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton...
Pro Vice-Chancellor Nathan Towney named 2023 Newcastle Citizen of the Year
University of Newcastle leader and Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous, Strategy and Leadership, Nathan Towney, has been selected as Newcastle’s 2023 Citizen of the Year.
Professor William Bloss named as new Head of the College of Life and Environmental...
Professor Bloss will harness the creativity, ambition and expertise within the College to deliver truly transformative research and teaching.
Lab-grown ‘mini-bile ducts’ used to repair human livers in regenerative medicine first
Scientists have used a technique to grow bile duct organoids – often referred to as ‘mini-organs’ – in the lab and shown that these can be used to repair damaged human livers.
COVID-19 pandemic causes a seismic noise quiet period in 2020
Research published in the journal Science has shown that lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 led to a 50% reduction in seismic noise observed around the world in early to mid 2020.
UNSW launches Institute for Climate Risk & Response
The research institute will offer advice to industry on how to assess and respond to climate change.
2023 Australian Mental Health Prize winners announced
Four outstanding individuals have been recognised for their efforts in dismantling stigma, igniting crucial conversations, and having an impact on mental health.















































