Why flexible work alone isn’t enough: preferences matter more than policy
New research shows that workers benefit from flexible work arrangements when employers align policies with individual preferences rather than uniform mandates.
UOW to conduct study on the pandemic experience of essential workers
Researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities are seeking people who worked in supermarkets and quarantine hotels during the COVID-19 pandemic...
The law that failed the plight of ‘nobody’s child’
If there’s an example of a law that has singularly failed to meet the needs of a changing society, it is the Adoption Act 1955. The Act was passed to overcome the fact that children born...
Distinguished Professor appointed co-director of Infectious Diseases Research Platform
Distinguished Professor Nigel French has been appointed inaugural co-director of the Infectious Diseases Research Platform, alongside Hauora Māori leader Te Pora Thompson.
Water under Antarctica sounds warning of faster rising sea levels
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have found that groundwater deep beneath Antarctica could destabilise the continent’s ice sheet causing sea levels to rise faster.
University staff trained in Mental Health First Aid
More than 150 University of Waikato staff have gained the skills needed to support someone experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis thanks to the new Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Aotearoa New Zealand course.
University cements position for world-ranking research
The University of Adelaide has reaffirmed its place in one of the world’s most prestigious university rankings.
Mushrooms serve as ‘main character’ in most ecosystems
A team of Western mycologists (fungi experts) spent the past two summers digging deep in Newfoundland dirt to investigate the might of mushrooms and found what lies beneath truly is ‘the main character’ in most terrestrial ecosystems.
Power in harnessing natural landscapes to eradicate pests
Alpine ecosystems are under intense pressure from pest species, but University of Otago research has highlighted how the mountains themselves can be used to help eradicate them.
New lab aims to uncover links between microbiome, depression and immune conditions like asthma
A new University of Alberta laboratory is working to understand how altered microbiota — fungi, bacteria and viruses in the gut and lungs...
