Reducing carbon emissions from waste disposal
Although disposing solid waste by incineration greatly reduces the amount of non-recyclable solid waste and generates energy at the same time, it produces carbon dioxide that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
Determination and resilience pays off as 2022 student offers are released
Five courses at the University of Melbourne – the Bachelors of Arts, Science, Commerce, Biomedicine and Design – are ranked in the top 10 most popular courses for domestic students in Victoria...
How having a baby makes it more likely Australian couples rely on the man’s...
Australian women are better educated than men but still face poorer job prospects and lower incomes.
University of Newcastle announces $10 million partnership with BHP to help decarbonise steelmaking
BHP will extend its partnership with the Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research (CIMR) at the University of Newcastle with a further A$10 million in funding to support ongoing research into decarbonising steelmaking.
Western researchers develop course to boost physical activity at childcare centres
Western researchers who study activity among young kids have created an online course to help tackle a pervasive problem: Children are not getting enough daily movement, especially while in childcare.
Canterbury Aerospace students fire rocket into the black
While students make the most of their summer break in myriad ways, the University of Canterbury Aerospace Club (UC Aerospace) has been striving for new heights, attempting to break the world amateur altitude record with its sounding rocket.
Unlocking opportunities to create new designer 2D materials with a twist
Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully imaged the dynamic assembly of bilayer covalent organic frameworks (COFs) in solution, providing new insights into controlled stacking and moiré superlattice formation.
Study provides first nationwide snapshot of NZ conservation volunteers
University of Otago research surveyed 986 conservation volunteers to get a sense of who they are, what they do, what motivates them, and their attitudes towards conservation in New Zealand.
New test measures antibacterial properties of honey
A tool developed by The University of Western Australia and commercialised by bee research centre Y-Trace can measure the antibacterial properties of honey with unprecedented accuracy.
Monash researcher receives $8m Snow Medical Foundation Fellowship to ‘unlock nature’s toolbox’ for RNA...
Leading the Knott Lab at Monash’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Dr Knott is one of only three researchers in Australia to receive the $8 million, eight-year fellowship to develop Australia’s next generation of biomedical research leaders.
