For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus
Phosphorus is the most elusive element crucial for life as we know it – and we now have the first evidence there’s some available in the oceans of Enceladus.
LU ranks top 35 in the world for ‘International Faculty’
In the latest QS World University Rankings 2021, LU came in the top 35 in “International Faculty”, and leaped 20 places in the overall rankings, 21 places in "Citations per faculty" and 77 places in “International Students” respectively.
FASS hosts over 300 students from the region at Global Youth Leaders’ Summit 2022
More than 300 students from secondary schools and pre-university institutions discussed global developments and issues at the Global Youth Leaders’ Summit (GYLS) hosted by the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
Cutting-edge glass tech project gains Marsden funding
University of Canterbury research developing a new type of high-strength glass that could revolutionise LED lighting and solar energy has won a $941,000 funding boost.
Global eradication of COVID-19 should not be dismissed – new analysis
Eradicating COVID‑19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than for polio but much less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis by New Zealand researchers.
UOW medical student to represent Australia at global Y20 Summit
A University of Wollongong (UOW) postgraduate student is one of only four students in Australia chosen to represent the nation at the upcoming Y20 Youth Summit in Indonesia.
Study Examines What Makes People Susceptible to Fake Health News
A new study from University of Kansas journalism & mass communication researchers examines what influences people to be susceptible to false information about health...
More support needed to reduce high smoking burden in low-income households
Disadvantaged households have higher rates of smoking, putting pressure on their household budgets, University of Queensland research has found.
Missing a deadline has a bigger impact than you might think: Study
People who were told work was submitted late considered it to be of lower quality than the same work submitted early or on time.
Volcanic “trombone music” could provide early warning of eruptions
University of Canterbury (UC) postdoctoral researcher Dr Leighton Watson (Ngāi Tahu), in collaboration with researchers at the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology and Boise State University...
