Surgery rates in the U.S. rebounded quickly after initial COVID-19 shutdown
After a dramatic drop in nonessential surgery rates early in the pandemic, U.S. hospitals quickly adapted to new safety protocols, and rates returned to normal, Stanford Medicine research shows.
Partnership renewal highlights music and education at every level
The University of Melbourne has extended its exclusive partnership with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) for another seven years, with students, staff, and Victorian primary school students among the primary beneficiaries.
Sydney rises in latest ARWU ranking
The University of Sydney has ranked 69th in the world and 4th in Australia in the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), improving its position by five places.
Almost all Kiwi preschoolers eating junk food
A study of thousands of Kiwi under-fives finds almost all eating hot chips and other fatty foods and insufficient fruit and veges.
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.
For golf pros, cool heads beat hot hands: new study
An analysis of professional golfers and how they react to their hole-by-hole play has given Macquarie economists a useful insight into human performance – namely, that emotional control is a key to improving it.
Receiving the prestigious Vega Medal
Queen’s researcher John Smol has been recognized for his lifetime achievements with the Vega Medal, a Nobel Prize-equivalent in geography, awarded by the King of Sweden.
Outstanding scientists inducted into Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
A researcher developing ways to prevent blindness and a scientist looking at the relationship between tumours and cells to...
Two new degrees in robotics and advanced chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing launched
NTU Singapore is introducing two new undergraduate degree programmes in robotics and advanced chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing in August 2025.
Global pandemic therapeutics centre announced in Melbourne
Creating a second shield to protect humanity from future pandemics is the principal objective of a new global medical research centre being created in Melbourne.
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