What is Australia looking for in its inaugural poet laureate?
Peter Kirkpatrick in the Discipline of English and Writing asks what an Australian poet laureate will be expected to do or achieve ahead of the position's official appointment in 2025.
Life-saving Australian discovery helps combat antibiotic resistance
Researchers have found a new method that can detect the presence of a bacterial infection and determine which antibiotics would be most effective for treatment in less than five hours, instead of days.
As vast amounts of polystyrene go to landfill, could wool be the answer?
Working in the meal kit delivery industry, Joanne Howarth was horrified by the volume of EPS polystyrene packaging it generated. The solution she came up with was both disruptive and effective. It also won her a 2021 University of Sydney Alumni Award.
Jon Faine returns to the airwaves in new podcast
Former ABC Radio broadcaster Jon Faine is hosting a new podcast series spotlighting current legal issues in interviews with researchers at Melbourne Law School.
UM Rector Yonghua Song receives second prize of State Scientific and Technological Progress Award
An award ceremony for winners of the 2020 State Scientific and Technological Progress Award was held today (3 November) in Beijing.
Wearable device to prevent dangerous dehydration
An innovative wearable device to warn of dehydration in the elderly is being designed by a University of Southampton researcher. The device could prevent serious illness and save lives every year – particularly when heatwaves hit.
Economist David Blanchflower Appointed at University of Glasgow
Professor David Blanchflower CBE, is taking up a new role at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School.
Nanoparticle Immunization Technology Could Protect Against Many Strains of Coronaviruses
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many different viruses in the coronavirus family.
Analysis: How the philosophy of the past can help us imagine the economy of...
The economy keeps making headlines for all the wrong reasons — stories about rising prices, supply shortages and a looming recession have been frequently making the front page these days.
COVID vaccine patch fights variants better than needles
A needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as Omicron and Delta, than a traditional needle vaccine according to a University of Queensland study in mice.
