Study examines spread of Covid vaccine information online
A new study from The University of Western Australia has established how rumours of alleged adverse events were spread around the world during the first months of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
Monash AI expert honoured by Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Monash University’s leading artificial intelligence researcher and Faculty of Information Technology Dean Professor Ann Nicholson has been elected as a fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
UNSW launches 2021 Australian Mental Health Prize
Chronic underinvestment in child mental health highlighted as nominations open for the 2021 Australian Mental Health Prize.
Best and brightest at ANU awarded $5 million in grants
Ways to improve new medicines, the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on human migration, and new methods to unlock quantum technologies and computing are among research...
Victoria makes Australia’s First mRNA vaccine candidate
Victorian scientists and manufacturers have created Australia’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Australia’s first ever mRNA drug product – in just five months, enabling clinical trials to begin in the new year.
Graduate Desirée to use DNA to create virtual facial reconstructions
A graduate from MSc Forensic Art & Facial Identification (now MSc Forensic Art & Facial Imaging) is using DNA to create virtual facial reconstructions in a bid to...
New machine learning system developed to identify deteriorating patients in hospital
The HAVEN system (Hospital-wide Alerting Via Electronic Noticeboard) was developed as part of a collaboration between the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and...
Four researchers named as ARC Future Fellows
Four University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers were awarded 2022 Future Fellowships, and close to $4 million in total funding, under the Australian Research Council funding scheme announced on Tuesday 13 September.
Stemming the tide of invasive weeds with world-first herbicide capsules
An innovative herbicide delivery system could revolutionise the way agricultural and environmental managers battle invasive weeds.
Serious Gaming – Using applied immersive games for education, work and wonder
Computer games are not just for entertainment – they’re seriously powerful tools to solve complex problems, according to a University of Canterbury expert on applied immersive games.
