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.
UM faculty members and students teach Portuguese courses in Congjiang
A group of ten faculty members and students in the Department of Portuguese, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), recently taught Portuguese language courses in three schools in Congjiang county, Guizhou province.
Graduate founders triumph in Royal Academy of Engineering competition
Young entrepreneurs who invented a portable menstrual cup cleaner while at the University of Bristol have won a Royal Academy of Engineering competition.
Hotter, drier, CRISPR: editing for climate change
Gene editing technology will play a vital role in climate-proofing future crops to protect global food supplies, according to scientists at The University of Queensland.
Artemis Scholarship supports two worthy students
This year’s Artemis Foundation Scholarship has gone to two recipients; teaching student Lauren Dexter and environmental planning student Penny Wallis.
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...
Scientists find upper limit for the speed of sound
The result - about 36 km per second - is around twice as fast as the speed of sound in diamond, the hardest known material in the world.
Black Ferns style of play capturing hearts and minds
Toni Bruce has been studying the meaning of men’s Rugby World Cups to New Zealanders since 2007. This year, the University of Auckland professor turned her gaze on the women’s Rugby World Cup and already has some interesting findings.
New study links wealth inequality and human sustainability across millennia
Wealth inequality has been linked to human sustainability for over 10,000 years. That’s according to a new study led by Professor Dan Lawrence from our Archaeology department.
New graduates join order of the engineer
The Order of the Engineer ceremony, held Tuesday on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus, officially welcomed nearly 150 members of the graduating Class of 2021 to the engineering profession.
















































