Mechanical engineering professor Andrew Gadsden leads McMaster collaboration with NASA
That’s the goal of NASA’s airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance, or air-LUSI project, which is sending a telescope into high altitude flight to measure reflected moonlight.
Novel polymers could lead to greater crop yields for farmers
The new polymers are designed to quicken the formation of beneficial biofilms, and are expected to result in stronger plants, and higher crop yields.
Experts identify priorities for coastal research in Western Australia
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have joined coastal management experts from government agencies, non-government agencies and industry to identify the critical research needed to improve the management...
Exploring dark matter through Australian-first arts and science collaboration with Arts at CERN
Dark Matters, a new exhibition presenting art and science projects that interrogate the undefinable, unmeasurable and unsettling phenomena that is dark matter, has been developed by Science Gallery Melbourne.
World-renowned artists to be part of Lumiere
The work of five world-renowned artists will be part of this year’s Lumiere light festival taking place in Durham from 16-19 November 2023.
Ambitious approach sees Teesside University in top 10% in England for enterprise
A multi-million pound refurbishment of a former Victorian school is creating the perfect environment for the launch of exciting new businesses.
UOW to develop new compliance assessment methods for renewable energy
The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Australian Power Quality & Reliability Centre (APQRC), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and 12 renewable energy partners will work to establish an industry accepted...
Dr Bloomfield appointed University of Auckland professor
Former Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, joins Waipapa Taumata Rau as a professor in the School of Population Health, leading the new Public Policy Impact Institute as its inaugural chair.
Young women in rugby join Canterbury concussion study
The two-year Canterbury study, which will kick off in next year’s rugby season amid growing concern about health and safety in the sport, originally involved two teams of male junior rugby players at the Waihora Rugby Club in Tai Tapu, with funding from the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation.
Cultural conservation centre to become part of world-leading research institute
Transforming the cultural health of the nation and our region and responding to emerging threats to cultural legacies will be the core focuses of a new institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.
