Monash University innovation recognised as global contender for Science Start-Up Breakthrough of the Year...
Kite Magnetics, a Monash University spinout developing ground-breaking electric motor technology, has been shortlisted as one of 25 global ventures to pitch for the Science Breakthrough of the Year Award at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin later this year.
Double win for PhD student at major science meet
Susana Gutarra Díaz gave presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association based on her PhD work about how ancient marine reptiles may have swum.
Head of School of Aviation appointed as new leader of industry body
The School of Aviation’s Chief Executive Ashok Poduval has been elected President of Aviation New Zealand at its recent annual general meeting.
NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app averted between 200,000 and 900,000 infections, estimates infectious disease...
The research suggests the app stopped between 200,000 and 900,000 infections between 1st October and 31st December 2020, when 1.9 million people were infected with coronavirus in England and Wales.
Vaping renders immune cells unable to move to meet threats
Inhaling vapour from an e-cigarette may be stopping frontline immune cells from working typically, as a new study shows that even moderate smoke exposure suppresses cell activity.
Understanding cellular clock synchronization
Thanks to a unique imaging instrument, scientists at UNIGE are revealing that cellular clocks in a given organ can be synchronized without the intervention of external signals.
Scientist’s 50-year study reveals climate change and avian flu impact on UK seabirds
A scientist who has dedicated his life to studying seabirds has revealed how climate change has led to mass mortality events and altered breeding times, in one of the world’s longest running studies of its kind.
Will climate change outpace species adaptation?
Many species might be left vulnerable in the face of climate change, unable to adapt their physiologies to respond to rapid global warming.
Childhood risk factors for sleep apnoea in middle age identified in long-term study
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have been able to track childhood risk factors in developing obstructive sleep apnoea later in life, in the first longitudinal study of its kind.
Thousands of children have not seen parents for a year: hidden impact of COVID...
It is estimated that each year 300,000 children in England and Wales have a parent in prison and, the research finds, many have not had any face-to-face contact with those parents since 13 March 2020...












































