Tag: Australia News

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A bionic eye being developed by a team of biomedical researchers at the University of Sydney and UNSW has shown to be safe and stable for long-term implantation in a three-month study, paving the way towards human trials.

Victorian scientists and manufacturers have created Australia’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Australia’s first ever mRNA drug product – in just five months, enabling clinical trials to begin in the new year.

An innovative herbicide delivery system could revolutionise the way agricultural and environmental managers battle invasive weeds.

A new partnership between the University of Wollongong (UOW) and The Australian-American Fulbright Commission will enable outstanding professionals and academics from the United States to undertake study or research in Wollongong.

Outstanding Aboriginal mental health researcher Professor Juli Coffin has taken out top honours at the 2021 Western Australian Mental Health Awards in recognition of her ground-breaking work to enhance Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing.

The University of Adelaide’s Professor Shizhang Qiao has been named as SA Scientist of the Year in this year’s Science Excellence and Innovation Awards.

The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Shoalhaven and Bega campuses will use 100 per cent renewable energy generated in Nowra.

Australian space industry pioneer and respected higher education leader, Professor Andrew Parfitt, has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Technology Sydney.

James Cook University’s College of Medicine and Dentistry has become the first of its kind in Australia to offer postgraduate courses in lifestyle medicine, an evidence-based approach to preventing and treating disease.