Researchers sound alarm on sugary drinks
Almost 80 percent of drinks in New Zealand supermarkets are sugary, swelling health risks and indicating industry self-regulation is failing, researchers say.
Bright idea: new LEDs can detect off food and lethal gases
Your smart device could soon be even smarter with a new infrared light emitting diode (LED) that is ‘tuneable’ to different wavelengths of light – it could enable your fridge to tell you when your food...
Scholarship empowers women in STEM
Engineering student Isobella Nicholls and Computing and Mathematical Science student Courtney Wilson are the inaugural winners of the TOMRA Fresh Food Scholarship for Women in STEM.
UQ achievers recognised on Australia Day
An expert in Indigenous architecture, a noted historian and a history-making teacher joined a raft of talented University of Queensland alumni recognised in the 2021 Australia Day honours.
How to learn: Is peer assessment useful?
As a college freshman in 2002, I remember my first writing class where we had to hand in an essay every two weeks. The week before we handed in the essay...
NYU Shanghai Sophomore Wins Fellowship and Future US Diplomatic Placement
NYU Shanghai sophomore Ariana Alvarez ’23 is one of 15 American students - and just eight undergraduates...
Urgent need for anti-smoking campaigns to continue after pregnancy
Curtin University research has found quit support for smoking mothers should continue even after their first babies are born, given that many of those women will become pregnant again, and that quitting can substantially reduce the risk of future preterm births.
Top UC entrepreneurs shoot for success at city event
Student entrepreneurs will pitch their innovative business and social enterprise ideas to industry experts in a lively competition in central Christchurch this week.
ANU School of Music and National Folk Festival announce new partnership
Music students from The Australian National University (ANU) will have the opportunity to learn from internationally acclaimed Finnish folk trio T3HO...
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.
