WA Brain Bee Challenge winners
Winners of the 2021 WA Brain Bee Challenge were congratulated at a special awards ceremony at the Perron Institute.
Astronomers find potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet
Astronomers have discovered three potential “super-Earth” exoplanets orbiting a relatively nearby orange dwarf star, marking an important development in the search for habitable planets.
Are your feet holding you back? Step up for a free foot screening at...
Are you experiencing pain in your feet, legs, knees, hips or back? Not sure if your feet are “normal”? Wondering if a podiatrist can help you?
The art of happiness: New campaign encourages creativity for mental health
Western Australians will soon be encouraged to embrace the arts to enhance their mental wellbeing as part of a world-first, statewide campaign, Good Arts, Good Mental Health.
Massey novelist wins prestigious award
Dr Laura Jean McKay from Massey University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has just won one of the world’s most prestigious science fiction writing awards...
University of Melbourne confers Honorary Doctorate to Waanyi writer Dr Alexis Wright
The University of Melbourne has conferred an honorary doctorate on Dr Alexis Wright, an internationally recognised, multi-award-winning writer.
New research reveals emerging environmental contaminants of concern in NZ dolphins
Scientists have revealed emerging environmental contaminants of concern within New Zealand dolphins, with similar pollution levels to Japan despite government restrictions on the use of toxic substances.
Social media negatively impacting teens’ life satisfaction
Social media is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian high school students, according to the latest findings from Australia’s largest survey of young people.
Coventry University research finds problems in ventilating primary school classrooms to combat COVID-19
Coventry University research has found that 40 per cent of primary school classrooms examined in a study did not have an adequate ventilation rate to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Removing unwanted smoky notes from wine
University of Adelaide researchers have evaluated a new method to remediate smoke tainted wine, incurring less damage to the final product.
