Digital tool to dial back COVID-19 anxiety, depression and alcohol use
With more than a third of Australians now drinking alcohol daily, compared to 6 per cent pre-COVID-19, researchers are developing a digital tool to help communities manage the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
Mechanical engineering alumni win National James Dyson Award
Four McMaster Faculty of Engineering graduates have won the 2022 Canadian James Dyson Award, a design award that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of design engineers.
Sharing memories with toddlers helps their wellbeing into adulthood
How mothers share memories with their children during toddlerhood impacts mental health and well-being in early adulthood, a University of Otago study has shown.
Western launches comprehensive digitized tornado archive
A new comprehensive digitized tornado archive at Western provides a deep dive into severe weather events of the past including the 1979 Woodstock, Ont. tornado with news clippings...
UWA medical student aiming for Everest records
A final year medical student from The University of Western Australia is setting out to break multiple mountaineering records when she climbs Mount Everest next month.
Waikato climate researchers develop device sold to universities around the world
Waikato researchers unlocking keys to climate change hidden in the drip water from inside New Zealand’s deepest caves, have developed a new device being used by researchers around the world.
New trial to explore if beetroot can help people with diabetes
A team of researchers are looking for people in the south of England with Type 2 diabetes to take part in a new clinical trial to see if drinking beetroot juice can improve their condition.
Rice rises to No. 16 in 2021 U.S. News rankings
Rice University moved up to the No. 16 ranking among the best national universities in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook...
Quality teaching spurs jump in Times subject rankings
The University of Sydney has improved or maintained its performance in ten out of the eleven subjects ranked in the latest Times Higher Education subject rankings.
Researchers win PM’s Science Prize for protecting NZ from Covid-19
New Zealand’s premier award for transformational science, the Prime Minister’s Science Prize, has been awarded to a collaborative team of academics and researchers...
