A better nasal swab for Covid-19 testing
MIT spinout OPT Industries uses novel additive manufacturing systems to create intricately-designed products.
WHO ‘needs to act’ on suicides caused by pesticides
Scientists are calling for more stringent pesticide bans to lower deaths caused by deliberately ingesting toxic agricultural chemicals, which account for one fifth of global suicides.
ANU researchers closer to finding new lung cancer treatments
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered that a protein, called Menin, contributes to abnormal deactivation of specific genes in cancer cells.
ANU to lead national consultation on Australians’ view on security
The National Security College at The Australian National University (ANU) will lead an ambitious whole-of-nation consultation on Australians’ views on national security and the major challenges we face in the 21st century.
UOW to conduct study on the pandemic experience of essential workers
Researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities are seeking people who worked in supermarkets and quarantine hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Young local filmmaker wins BUFTA 2021
The Year 12 student Ryan Thwaite from Palm Beach Currumbin State High, winner of the top prize at the 2021 BUFTAs.
Professor Petra Meier brings expertise to UKRI’s new £35m Population Health Improvement UK
University of Glasgow researchers will play a leading role in Population Health Improvement UK (PHI-UK), a new network to improve population-wide health.
Transition day helps underrepresented students prepare for university life
The University of Southampton hosted 50 A-level students from across the UK at a ‘transition day’ to support their step up to university.
New UOW appointments to transform computational statistics and marine industries
Professor Sumeetpal Singh begins as the Tibra Foundation Chair in Mathematical Sciences and Associate Professor Michelle Voyer as the Keira Endowed Professor in Energy Futures.
Gut health signals could transform arthritis treatment
Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new research suggests.
